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渍

Character · Verb · NounTraditional漬

soak; waterlog; stain

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

4 senses · 20 examples
1.

verb

to soak; to steep; to immerse; to be stained by soaking

Refers to soaking materials like hemp, or fabric being stained and discolored by liquids such as sweat.

Wǒ我
men们
zhèng正
zài在
zì渍
má麻
 。

We are currently soaking the hemp.

Bái白
chèn衬
yī衣
bèi被
hàn汗
shuǐ水
zì渍
huáng黄
le了
 。

The white shirt was stained yellow by sweat.

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Bǎ把
yī衣
fu服
zì渍
zài在
shuǐ水
lǐ里
shí十
fēn分
zhōng钟
 。

Soak the clothes in water for ten minutes.

Zhè这
kuài块
bù布
xū需
yào要
zì渍
yī一
xià下
cái才
néng能
rǎn染
sè色
 。

This piece of cloth needs to be soaked before it can be dyed.

Hàn汗
shuǐ水
zì渍
shī湿
le了
chèn衬
shān衫
de的
lǐng领
kǒu口
 。

Sweat soaked the collar of the shirt.

2.

noun

accumulated water on the ground; waterlogging; ponding

formal

Often used in hydrological, agricultural, and urban planning contexts to describe standing water after rain or floods.

Zhè这
chǎng场
bào暴
yǔ雨
dǎo导
zhì致
chéng城
shì市
nèi内
zì渍
yán严
zhòng重
 。

This heavy rainstorm caused serious urban waterlogging.

Fáng防
hóng洪
pái排
zì渍
shì是
měi每
nián年
de的
zhòng重
yào要
gōng工
zuò作
 。

Flood prevention and water drainage is important work every year.

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Yǔ雨
hòu后
lù路
miàn面
shàng上
yǒu有
qiǎn浅
qiǎn浅
de的
zì渍
 。

There is shallow standing water on the road surface after the rain.

Zhè这
gè个
dì地
qū区
dì地
shì势
dī低
wā洼
 ,
róng容
yì易
jī积
zì渍
 。

This area has low-lying terrain and is prone to water accumulation.

Nóng农
tián田
de的
pái排
zì渍
xì系
tǒng统
xū需
yào要
gǎi改
jìn进
 。

The drainage system for the farmland needs to be improved.

3.

verb

to accumulate (oil, grime, etc. on a surface making it hard to remove)

Describes the process of grease, oil, or dirt building up on objects like pipes, machines, or smoking pipes over time.

Yān烟
dǒu斗
lǐ里
zì渍
le了
hěn很
duō多
yóu油
zi子
 。

A lot of tar has accumulated in the pipe.

Tā他
měi每
tiān天
cā擦
jī机
qì器
 ,
bù不
ràng让
zì渍
yī一
diǎn点
ní泥
 。

He wipes the machine every day, not letting any mud accumulate.

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Chá茶
hú壶
lǐ里
zì渍
le了
yī一
céng层
hòu厚
hòu厚
de的
chá茶
gòu垢
 。

A thick layer of tea stain has built up in the teapot.

Yóu油
yān烟
jī机
shàng上
róng容
yì易
zì渍
yóu油
 。

Oil easily accumulates on the range hood.

Yào要
jí及
shí时
qīng清
xǐ洗
 ,
fáng防
zhǐ止
yóu油
ní泥
wū污
zì渍
 。

Clean in time to prevent oil sludge from accumulating.

4.

noun

stain; grime; sediment (accumulated on objects and hard to remove)

Commonly appears in compounds such as 油渍 (oil stain), 茶渍 (tea stain), and 污渍 (stain/dirt).

Chèn衬
shān衫
shàng上
yǒu有
yī一
kuài块
míng明
xiǎn显
de的
yóu油
zì渍
 。

There is an obvious oil stain on the shirt.

Chá茶
bēi杯
lǐ里
liú留
xià下
le了
hè褐
sè色
de的
chá茶
zì渍
 。

Brown tea stains were left in the teacup.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
xǐ洗
yī衣
fěn粉
néng能
qù去
chú除
wán顽
gù固
de的
wū污
zì渍
 。

This laundry powder can remove stubborn stains.

Shuǐ水
zì渍
gàn干
le了
yǐ以
hòu后
liú留
xià下
bái白
sè色
de的
hén痕
jì迹
 。

Water stains leave white marks after drying.

Zhè这
kuài块
wū污
zì渍
yǐ已
jīng经
cún存
zài在
hěn很
jiǔ久
le了
 。

This stain has existed for a very long time.