淌 (tǎng) - to flow & to drip
淌 · tǎng
to flow;
to drip;
to trickle;
to shed (tears).
to flowto dripto trickle
Usage highlights
flow downdrip with sweatshed tearsflowing watertrickle outblood flowing
Usage & contexts
Examples
- Tears trickled down her cheeks (眼泪淌下).
- Sweat dripped from his forehead (汗水从额头淌下).
- The river flows gently here (河水在这里缓缓流淌).
- Blood was flowing from the wound (血从伤口淌出).
Collocations
- flow down(淌下)
- drip with sweat(淌汗)
- shed tears(淌眼泪)
- flowing water(淌水)
- trickle out(淌出)
- blood flowing(淌血)
Idioms
- Tears flowing like a river(泪如泉淌)
- Sweat pouring like rain(汗淌如雨)
- Blood flowing in streams(血淌成河)
Cultural background
FAQ- Often used to describe the movement of liquids, especially tears, sweat, or blood, conveying a sense of natural flow or emotional release.
- The character's water radical (氵) visually reinforces its meaning related to liquid movement.
- Common in poetic or descriptive contexts to depict natural scenes or emotional states.