jìn
浸渍
soak; immerse
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to soak; to immerse; to steep
Refers to the process of soaking something in a liquid, often for a purpose like cleaning, softening, or extracting substances.
Jiān煎
yào药
qián前
，
yào药
cái材
xū需
yào要
yòng用
shuǐ水
jìn浸
pào泡
yī一
xiǎo小
shí时
。
Before decocting the medicine, the herbs need to be soaked in water for one hour.
Yī衣
fu服
shàng上
de的
wū污
zì渍
hěn很
nán难
xǐ洗
，
zuì最
hǎo好
xiān先
zài在
zào皂
yè液
lǐ里
jìn浸
pào泡
yī一
huì会
er儿
。
The stain on the clothes is hard to wash; it's best to soak it in soapy water for a while first.
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Bǎ把
mián棉
bù布
jìn浸
zài在
rǎn染
liào料
lǐ里
，
kě可
yǐ以
rǎn染
chéng成
lán蓝
sè色
。
Soaking the cotton cloth in dye can turn it blue.
Gǔ古
dài代
zào造
zhǐ纸
，
xū需
yào要
jiāng将
yuán原
liào料
jìn浸
zài在
shí石
huī灰
shuǐ水
lǐ里
。
In ancient papermaking, raw materials needed to be soaked in limewater.