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lín

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lín Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lín | lin2
English translation
to sprinkle
to drip
to pour
to drench
to filter
to strain
to drain
gonorrhea
(TCM) strangury
to drench, to drip, to soak; perfectly

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About lín

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

lín

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

water

Etymology of lín

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵林

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

Lín

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and Lín represents the sound.

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Example sentences using lín

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薄冰冻结 dòngjié de de zài chūn róng lín 之下 zhī xià 漫漫 màn màn de 软化 ruǎn huà le .

The sleety frozen earth began to soften under thaw and the rain.

jiào lín le ?

Did you get wet?

行李 xíng li Jiào lín 湿 shī le .

The luggage got wet in the rain.

科烈 Qián zuàn zài 湿淋淋 de shǒu 心里 xīn li , le shào , Yóu zǒu le .

The boy seized it in his wet hand and swam away.

当心 dāngxīn Bié ràng 这些 zhè xiē 货物 huò wù bèi 雨水 Yǔ shuǐ lín 湿 shī le !

Take care not to let these goods be rained on!

Words with lín

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
冰淇淋 bīng qí lín ice cream冰淇淋 bīng qí lín
lín to drip lín
淋巴结 lín bā jié lymphatic node淋巴結
淋浴 lín yù shower淋浴 lín yù
淋巴 lín bā lymphatic淋巴 lín bā
淋巴细胞 lín bā xì bāo lymphocyte淋巴細胞
淋漓尽致 lín lí jìn zhì lit. extreme saturation (idiom)淋漓盡致
淋病 lìn bìng gonorrhea淋病 lìn bìng
血淋淋 xuè lín lín dripping with blood血淋淋 xuè lín lín
大汗淋漓 dà hàn lín lí dripping with sweat大汗淋漓 dà hàn lín lí
淋漓 lín lí pouring淋漓 lín lí
酣畅淋漓 hān chàng lín lí to one's heart's content (idiom)酣暢淋漓
淋雨 lín yǔ to get wet in the rain淋雨 lín yǔ
淋湿 lín shī to get soaked淋濕
淋巴管 lín bā guǎn lymphatic channel淋巴管 lín bā guǎn
鲜血淋漓 xiān xuè lín lí dripping blood鮮血淋漓
痛快淋漓 tòng kuài lín lí joyous痛快淋漓 tòng kuài lín lí
日晒雨淋 rì shài yǔ lín weather-beaten日曬雨淋
淋巴腺 lín bā xiàn lymph node淋巴腺 lín bā xiàn
狗血淋头 gǒu xuè lín tóu fig. torrent of abuse狗血淋頭
淋巴液 lín bā yè lymph淋巴液 lín bā yè
淋巴癌 lín bā aí lymphoma淋巴癌 lín bā aí
水淋淋 shuǐ lín lín dripping wet水淋淋 shuǐ lín lín

lín Decomposition & Compounds

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lín Decomposition

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