lù

漉

Character · Verb

seep; filter

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to seep; to percolate; to trickle down

Describes a liquid seeping, dripping, or percolating downward.

Yǔ雨
shuǐ水
cóng从
wū屋
dǐng顶
de的
fèng缝
xì隙
zhōng中
lù漉
xià下
lái来
 。

Rainwater seeped down through cracks in the roof.

Hàn汗
shuǐ水
lù漉
shī湿
le了
tā他
de的
yī衣
shān衫
 。

Sweat seeped through and dampened his clothes.

2.

verb

to filter; to strain

To separate solids from liquids using a filter, especially in the context of brewing or cooking.

Tā他
yòng用
shā纱
bù布
lù漉
qù去
zhōng中
yào药
lǐ里
de的
yào药
zhā渣
 。

He used gauze to filter out the herb residue from the traditional Chinese medicine.

Lù漉
jiǔ酒
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
zhì制
jiǔ酒
de的
yī一
dào道
gōng工
xù序
 。

Filtering wine was a step in ancient winemaking.

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Zhè这
ge个
chú厨
fáng房
xū需
yào要
yī一
gè个
xīn新
de的
lù漉
wǎng网
 。

This kitchen needs a new strainer.