lìn
Pinyin

Definition

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lìn
  1. to filter
  2. to strain
  3. to drain
  4. gonorrhea
  5. (TCM) strangury
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lín
  1. to sprinkle
  2. to drip
  3. to pour
  4. to drench

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bīng qí lín
  1. 1 ice cream
dà hàn lín lí
  1. 1 dripping with sweat
lín
  1. 1 to sprinkle
  2. 2 to drip
  3. 3 to pour
  4. 4 to drench
lín bā
  1. 1 lymph (loanword)
  2. 2 lymphatic
lín yù
  1. 1 to take a shower
  2. 2 shower

Idioms (4)

日晒雨淋
rì shài yǔ lín
  1. 1 scorched and drenched by sun and rain (idiom); suffer from exposure to the elements
  2. 2 weather-beaten
淋漓尽致
lín lí jìn zhì
  1. 1 lit. extreme saturation (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. vividly and thoroughly
  3. 3 in great detail
  4. 4 without restraint
  5. 5 (of a performance) brilliant
狗血淋头
gǒu xuè lín tóu
  1. 1 lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. torrent of abuse
酣畅淋漓
hān chàng lín lí
  1. 1 to one's heart's content (idiom)

Sample Sentences

宝宝乖,妈妈带你去买冰淇淋……
bǎobao guāi ,māma dài nǐ qù mǎi bīngqílín ……
Sweetie, be good. Mom's gonna buy you some ice cream...
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看了,看得我老激动了,好久没有看到中国队有这么酣畅淋漓的表现了,昨天比赛的精彩程度完全不亚于一场NBA季后赛。
kàn le ,kàn de wǒ lǎo jīdòng le ,hǎo jiǔ méiyǒu kàndào zhōngguó duì yǒu zhème hānchànglínlí de biǎoxiàn le ,zuótiān bǐsài de jīngcǎi chéngdù wánquán bùyàyú yī chǎng NBA jìhòusài 。
I saw it, I got quite over-excited watching it, it's been so long since I've seen the Chinese team playing with such abandon and effort. Yesterday's match was the equal of an NBA playoff.
切,他来接我才有鬼呢,我们昨天刚痛快淋漓地吵了一架,他一定巴不得我被洪水冲走吧!
qiē ,tā lái jiē wǒ cái yǒuguǐ ne ,wǒmen zuótiān gāng tòngkuailínlí de chǎo le yī jià ,tā yīdìng bābùdé wǒ bèi hóngshuǐ chōng zǒu ba !
Hmph, something would be up if he did. Yesterday we had quite a spirited argument, I think he'd be happy if I was swept away in a flood!
这一看就是把好壶啊,做工精美,你看你用水淋壶,那水都是慢慢被吸干的,透气性相当好啊,泡出来的茶一定色香味俱全。
zhè yī kàn jiùshì bǎ hǎo hú ā ,zuògōng jīngměi ,nǐ kàn nǐ yòng shuǐ lín hú ,nà shuǐ dōu shì mànmàn bèi xī gān de ,tòuqìxìng xiāngdāng hǎo a ,pào chūlái de chá yīdìng sèxiāngwèi jùquán 。
Looking at it you can tell it's a good teapot, the handiwork on it is so intricate. Look how the water is gradually absorbed and goes dry after you soak the teapot, its air permeability is also quite good. The tea that comes out is certain to have it all: color, fragrance and taste.
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刚做好的三杯鸡又香又迷人,在白饭上淋上酱汁,把鸡肉、和白饭一起送入口中,真是无比的美味。
gāng zuò hǎo de sān bēi jī yòu xiāng yòu mírén ,zài bái fàn shàng lín shàng jiàngzhī ,bǎ jīròu 、hé bái fàn yīqǐ sòng rù kǒu zhōng ,zhēn shì wúbǐ de měiwèi 。
The Three-cup Chicken we've just made is fragrant and delicious, pour some of the sauce on white rice, then put a piece of chicken and rice into your mouth together, it really is incomparably delicious.
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我喜欢冰淇淋。
wǒ xǐhuan bīngqílín 。
I like ice cream.
吃了一桶冰淇淋了。
chī le yī tǒng bīngqílín le 。
I ate a tub of ice cream.
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喜欢,像蛋糕、饼干、冰淇淋之类的我都喜欢。
xǐhuan ,xiàng dàngāo 、bǐnggān 、bīngqílín zhīlèi de wǒ dōu xǐhuan 。
Yes, I like things like cake, cookies, ice cream.
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我才不要,跟你们这些竞争取向的男性跑步,累死了,跑完还得一身臭汗回家,我们健身中心可是有干净舒服的淋浴间,进去时这样漂漂亮亮,运动完还可以接着去约会。
wǒ cái bù yào ,gēn nǐmen zhèxiē jìngzhēng qǔxiàng de nánxìng pǎobù ,lèi sǐ le ,pǎo wán hái dě yīshēn chòuhàn huíjiā ,wǒmen jiànshēn zhōngxīn kěshì yǒu gānjìng shūfu de línyùjiān ,jìnqù shí zhèyàng piāopiāoliàngliàng ,yùndòng wán hái kěyǐ jiē zhe qù yuēhuì 。
No way, it would be exhausting to run with competitive men and then you have to go home all smelly and sweaty, whereas my gym has nice clean showers, so you can look pretty on the way in and after you exercise you can go on a date straight afterwards.
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天好像要下雨了,记得带伞,省得到时候淋湿了。
tiān hǎoxiàng yào xiàyǔ le ,jìde dài sǎn ,shěngde dàoshíhou línshī le 。
It looks like it is going to rain. Remember to take an umbrella, lest you get soaked.
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