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tòu
HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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過傳譯員發言。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 846009)

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Words Containing 透

反渗透
fǎn shèn tòu

anti-infiltration (measures taken against subversive external forces)

透露
tòu lù

to leak out

透漏
tòu lòu

to divulge

穿透辐射
chuān tòu fú shè

penetrating radiation

通透
tōng tòu

penetrating

剔透
tī tòu

pure and limpid

透顶
tòu dǐng

out-and-out

透视画
tòu shì huà

perspective drawing

半透明
bàn tòu míng

translucent

透过
tòu guò

to pass through

中乐透
zhòng lè tòu

to have a win in the lottery

透风
tòu fēng

to let air pass through; to ventilate

透光
tòu guāng

transparent

凸透镜
tū tòu jìng

convex lens

透水
tòu shuǐ

permeable

恨透
hèn tòu

to hate bitterly

矫正透镜
jiǎo zhèng tòu jìng

correcting lens

透明胶
tòu míng jiāo

Scotch tape

透射
tòu shè

to transmit

凹透镜
āo tòu jìng

concave lens

透通性
tòu tōng xìng

transparency (networking)

透明质酸
tòu míng zhì suān

hyaluronic acid

透析
tòu xī

to analyze in depth

路透
lù tòu

Reuters (news agency)

透气
tòu qì

to flow freely (of air)

猜不透
cāi bu tòu

to be unable to guess or make out

伤透
shāng tòu

to break (sb's heart); to cause grief to

糟透
zāo tòu

in a bad state

不透水
bù tòu shuǐ

waterproof

透亮
tòu liàng

bright

透视画法
tòu shì huà fǎ

perspective drawing

烂透
làn tòu

rotten to the core

路透集团
lù tòu jí tuán

Reuters group plc

坏透
huài tòu

completely bad

透平
tòu píng

turbine (loanword)

透视图
tòu shì tú

perspective drawing

透天厝
tòu tiān cuò

townhouse

剧透
jù tòu

plot leak

参透
cān tòu

to fully grasp

不透明
bù tòu míng

opaque

血液透析机
xuè yè tòu xi jī

hemodialysis machine

透辟
tòu pì

penetrating

透明度
tòu míng dù

transparency

血液透析
xuè yè tòu xi

hemodialysis

胸透
xiōng tòu

chest fluoroscopy

渗透压
shèn tòu yā

osmotic pressure

逆渗透
nì shèn tòu

reverse osmosis

渗透
shèn tòu

(lit. and fig.) to permeate

透视法
tòu shì fǎ

perspective (in drawing)

透平机
tòu píng jī

turbine

玲珑剔透
líng lóng tī tòu

exquisitely made

可变渗透性模型
kě biàn shèn tòu xìng mó xíng

Varying Permeability Model (VPM), (used to calculate decompression schedules in diving)

薄透镜
báo tòu jìng

thin lens (optics)

弯月形透镜
wān yuè xíng tòu jìng

meniscus lens

清澈透底
qīng chè tòu dǐ

(of a body of water) clear enough to see the bottom

湿透
shī tòu

drenched

路透金融词典
lù tòu jīn róng cí diǎn

Reuter's Financial Glossary

干透
gān tòu

to dry out

透底
tòu dǐ

to disclose inside information

乐透
lè tòu

lottery

透红
tòu hóng

rosy

透视
tòu shì

to see through

熟透
shú tòu

completely ripe

没有不透风的墙
méi yǒu bù tòu fēng de qiáng

(idiom) no secret can be kept forever

路透社
lù tòu shè

Reuters News Agency

透明程度
tòu míng chéng dù

transparency

看透
kàn tòu

to understand thoroughly

浸透
jìn tòu

to soak; to saturate; to drench; to permeate

猜得透
cāi de tòu

to have sufficient insight to perceive

透视装
tòu shì zhuāng

see-through clothing

透皮炭疽
tòu pí tàn jū

cutaneous anthrax

透水性
tòu shuǐ xìng

permeability

不透气
bù tòu qì

airtight

穿透
chuān tòu

to penetrate

透明
tòu míng

transparent

透视学
tòu shì xué

perspective (in drawing)

透明硬纱
tòu míng yìng shā

organza (fabric)

透支
tòu zhī

(banking) to overdraw

透彻
tòu chè

penetrating; thorough; incisive

密不透风
mì bù tòu fēng

sealed off

透镜
tòu jìng

lens (optics)

透析机
tòu xī jī

dialysis machine

透信
tòu xìn

to disclose information; to tip off