噴

pēn

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Verb

噴 (pēn) is a Chinese word meaning “to spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff
  2. (slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online)

Stroke order

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Example

水管破了,水噴得到處都是。

The pipe burst, and water sprayed everywhere.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).