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沥青

Word · VerbTraditional瀝

drip; trickle; filter

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to drip; to trickle down

Describes the slow, drop-by-drop falling of a liquid.

Hàn汗
shuǐ水
cóng从
é额
tóu头
lì沥
xià下
lái来
 。

Sweat trickled down from his forehead.

Lì沥
gān干
shū蔬
cài菜
shàng上
de的
shuǐ水
 。

Drain the water from the vegetables.

2.

verb

to filter; to strain

Often used in cooking or chemical processes.

Bǎ把
yào药
zhā渣
lì沥
diào掉
 ，
zhǐ只
hē喝
tāng汤
 。

Strain out the herb dregs and just drink the broth.

lì沥
yóu油

to drain oil