滲水

简 渗水 · 繁 滲水
Mandarin · pinyin shèn shuǐ

Meanings

  1. water seepage
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滲
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水
shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
渗
shèn · soak through, infiltrate
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4–3 · shen4 shui3

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verb

  1. to filter; to soak

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