渗透

Traditional: 滲透

shèn tòu

Dictionary entry

(lit. and fig.) to permeate

What does 渗透 mean?

渗透 (shèn tòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit. and fig.) to permeate

2to seep into

3(of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population)

4(of hostile forces) to infiltrate

5(chemistry) osmosis

Character breakdown

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渗shènto seep · to ooze 透tòu(bound form) to penetrate; to seep through · to tell secretly; to leak

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渗透

shèn tòu

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