Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

to sprinkle/to spray/to spill/to shed

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

sǎ, xǐ, xiǎn, sěn, cuǐ, xùn

Bopomofo

ㄙㄚˇ, ㄒㄧˇ, ㄒㄧㄢˇ, ㄙㄣˇ, ㄘㄨㄟˇ, ㄒㄩㄣˋ

Jyutping

saa2

Example sentences

他穿著那身西裝顯得非常瀟灑。
他穿著那身西装显得非常潇洒。

He looks very elegant in that suit.

他不小心打翻了水杯,水灑了一地。
他不小心打翻了水杯,水洒了一地。

He accidentally knocked over the water glass, and the water spilled all over the floor.

tòu
陽光透過窗簾灑在地上。
阳光透过窗帘洒在地上。

Sunlight passes through the curtains and sprinkles on the ground.

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