淋

Both mean to sprinkle or scatter liquid, but 淋 emphasizes pouring or drenching in a continuous stream, while 洒 is more general for sprinkling or spraying.

Usage notes

Common mistakes

不要混淆“淋”和“洒”。 “淋”表示大量的水或其他液体倾倒或浇灌，常指被淋湿，例如“被雨淋湿”；“洒”表示液体分散落下，强调动作轻或分散，例如“洒水”。

Example Sentences

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下雨了，我被淋湿了。

It's raining, and I got drenched.

這個廁所沒有淋浴。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9037046)

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Words Containing 淋

ice cream

dripping with sweat

lit. exposed to sun and rain (idiom)

dripping wet

to take a shower

cream (loanword)

lymph (loanword)

lymphatic fluid

lymphoma

lymphoma

lymphatic channel

lymphatic system

lymphocyte

lymphatic node

lymph node

to take a shower

argosol (soil taxonomy)

淋溶层

lín róng céng

alluvium (soil deposited by rivers)

dripping wet

lit. extreme saturation (idiom)

to get soaked

gonococcus

gonorrhea

to get wet in the rain

狗血淋头

gǒu xuè lín tóu

lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom)

joyous

bloody; blood-soaked; gory; grisly

酣畅淋漓

hān chàng lín lí

to one's heart's content (idiom)

soft ice-cream

to be drenched with blood

麦淇淋

mài qí lín

margarine (loanword)