Hanzi

淋

to filter/to strain/to drain/gonorrhea/(TCM) strangury

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

lín, lìn

Bopomofo

ㄌㄧㄣˊ, ㄌㄧㄣˋ

Jyutping

lam4

Example sentences

冰淇淋 bīngqílín
夏天我最喜歡吃巧克力冰淇淋。
夏天我最喜欢吃巧克力冰淇淋。

In the summer, I like eating chocolate ice cream the most.

炎熱 / 炎热 yánrè
炎熱的夏天，大家都喜歡吃冰淇淋。
炎热的夏天，大家都喜欢吃冰淇淋。

In the hot summer, everyone likes to eat ice cream.

淋 lín
他沒帶雨傘，結果全身都被雨淋溼了。
他没带雨伞，结果全身都被雨淋湿了。

He didn't bring an umbrella, and as a result, he got soaked to the skin by the rain.

渾身 / 浑身 húnshēn
淋了一場大雨後，他覺得渾身發冷，好像感冒了。
淋了一场大雨后，他觉得浑身发冷，好像感冒了。

After being caught in a heavy rain, he felt cold all over and seemed to have a cold.

淋巴 línbā
淋巴系統是人體免疫的重要部分。
淋巴系统是人体免疫的重要部分。

The lymphatic system is an important part of human immunity.

脾 pí
脾臟是人體最大的淋巴器官。
脾脏是人体最大的淋巴器官。

The spleen is the largest lymphoid organ in the human body.

Example Vocabulary

冰淇淋

bing1'qi2'lin2

ice cream

大汗淋漓

淋

lin2

drench; soak; pour; sprinkle

淋巴

lin2'ba1

lymph

淋浴

lin2'yu4

淋漓

lin2'li2

淋巴瘤

淋巴管

lin2'ba1'guan3

淋巴結

lin2'ba1'jie2

淋巴腺

lin2'ba1'xian4

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