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thấm

Pronunciation Northern /tʰəm˧˥/ Central /tʰə̰m˩˧/ Southern /tʰəm˧˥/
Listen
to soak in; to seep
Verb
to soak in; to seep
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3 senses
Meaning
3 senses
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Verb

Sense 1 Verb
to soak in; to seep Core Actions & OperationTheme

To soak or penetrate into something, usually said of liquid.

vi Nước mưa bắt đầu thấm qua lớp áo khoác mỏng của tôi.

en Rainwater began to soak through my thin coat.

Sense 2 Verb
to feel deeply Feelings, Appearance & PersonalityTheme

To experience or understand a feeling or situation in a very deep way.

vi Tôi đã thấm nỗi vất vả của cha mẹ sau khi tự mình đi làm.

en I deeply felt my parents' hardships after starting to work myself.

Adjective

Sense 3 Adjective
absorptive Descriptive Properties, States & Register FormsTheme

Having the quality or power to soak up liquids quickly and effectively.

vi Loại khăn này rất thấm nước và nhanh khô sau khi sử dụng.

en This type of towel absorbs water well and dries quickly after use.

Parts
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
沁
Candidates by syllable
thấm 濕(嘇)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
thảm / thậm / thầm / thẫm …
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Use
đồng thương thấm nước / giấy thấm / êm thấm / mỏ thấm đọng …
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