tíng
渟
stagnant water; pool
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
(of water) to stagnate; to be still and not flow
literaryLiterary term used in classical texts to describe water that has ceased to flow and formed a pool. Often appears in compound words like 渟泓.
Chí池
shuǐ水
tíng渟
hóng泓
，
qīng清
chè澈
jiàn见
dǐ底
。
The pool water is deep and still, clear enough to see the bottom.
Yǔ雨
jì季
guò过
hòu后
，
dī低
wā洼
chù处
jī积
shuǐ水
tíng渟
zhì滞
。
After the rainy season, water stagnates in the low-lying areas.
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Gǔ古
tán潭
tíng渟
tíng渟
，
qiān千
zǎi载
bù不
kū枯
。
The ancient pool remains perfectly still, never drying up for a thousand years.