Hanzi
Traditional
浸
Simplified
浸

to immerse/to soak/to steep/gradually

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

jìn, qīn

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧㄣˋ, ㄑㄧㄣ

Jyutping

zam3

Example sentences

沉浸 chénjìn
她沉浸在音樂帶來的喜悅中。
她沉浸在音乐带来的喜悦中。

She is immersed in the joy brought by the music.

浸 jìn
她先把香菇浸在溫水裡，再開始煮湯。
她先把香菇浸在温水里，再开始煮汤。

She soaked the shiitake mushrooms in warm water first, then started making soup.

浸泡 jìnpào
煮豆子之前，通常需要先將它們浸泡在水裡。
煮豆子之前，通常需要先将它们浸泡在水里。

Before cooking beans, it is usually necessary to soak them in water first.

Example Vocabulary

沉浸

chen2'jin4

to be immersed in; to be steeped in

浸

jin4

to soak or immerse; to seep into; gradually in literary use

浸泡

jin4'pao4

to soak; to steep; to immerse

浸入

浸染

jin4'ran3

浸沒

jin4'mo4

浸洗

浸漬

jin4'zi4

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