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HSK 7-9

shèn

infiltrate; sweat; penetrate (liquid; smell)

Explanation

to ooze; to horrify

Examples

水慢慢渗进裂缝里。

shuǐ mānmàn shèn jìn lièfèng lǐ.

Water slowly seeped into the crack.

这种思想逐渐渗透到他的意识中。

zhè zhǒng xiǎngtàn jiùzú shèntòu dào tā de yìshí zhōng.

This idea gradually permeated his consciousness.