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淋 lín

to drench; to pour

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 6
Radical
氵
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 氵林 ⿰氵林

Memory hint: water

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  1. 他被雨淋湿了全身。
    Tā bèi yǔ línshīle quánshēn.
    He got completely soaked by the rain.
    he by rain drench-wet-(particle) whole-body
  2. 你怎么被淋成这样了？
    Nǐ zěnme bèi lín chéng zhèyàng le?
    How did you end up so drenched?
    you how by drench become this-way (particle) (question)
  3. 快带把伞，别被雨淋湿了。
    Kuài dài bǎ sǎn, bié bèi yǔ línshī le.
    Hurry and bring an umbrella so you don't get soaked by the rain.
    fast bring (measure) umbrella, don't by rain drench-wet (particle)
  4. 幸好带了伞，衣服完全没被淋湿。
    Xìnghǎo dàile sǎn, yīfu wánquán méi bèi línshī.
    Luckily I brought an umbrella, so my clothes weren't soaked at all.
    luckily bring-(particle) umbrella, clothes completely not-have by drench-wet
  5. 在那场突如其来的暴雨中，他被淋得浑身湿透。
    Zài nà chǎng tūrúqílái de bàoyǔ zhōng, tā bèi lín de húnshēn shītòu.
    In that sudden downpour, he was drenched from head to toe.
    at that (measure) sudden (particle) heavy-rain in, he by drench (particle) whole-body soaked-through

Words with 淋 (2)