# 渗透 (shèntòu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 渗透 (shèntòu) means “to permeate; to infiltrate”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to permeate; to infiltrate
- Pinyin: shèntòu (shen4 tou4)
- Traditional: 滲透
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 雨水慢慢渗透到土壤里。
  Yǔshuǐ mànmàn shèntòu dào tǔrǎng lǐ.
  Rainwater slowly permeated into the soil.

## Characters

- [渗](https://hanziro.com/word/shen-seep/) (shèn): to seep; to ooze
- [透](https://hanziro.com/word/tou-penetrate/) (tòu): to penetrate; thoroughly

https://hanziro.com/word/shen-tou-permeate/

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