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透

tòu

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Stative verb

透 (tòu) is a Chinese word meaning “to tell secretly; to leak”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through
  2. to tell secretly; to leak
  3. thoroughly; through and through
  4. to appear; to show

Stroke order

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Example

這場大雨把他淋透了。

The downpour soaked him through.

Related words at this level

投票投手頭條投降透過透露透明塗

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).