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浸泡

to soak

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

jin4pao4 • jìnpào

Meaning

Primary

to soak

Alternatives

soak, soaks, soaking, soaked

Mnemonic

浸泡 To soak is 浸 to immerse something in water, often in water full of soap 泡 bubbles to help with cleaning it.

Usage

他 把 衣服 浸泡 在 水 里。

He soaked the clothes in water.

请 把 肮脏 的 碗盘 浸泡 在 水槽 里。

Please soak the dirty dishes in the sink.

种子 要 先 浸泡 一 夜 才能 发芽。

Seeds need to be soaked overnight before they can germinate.