tòu

(bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly; to leak; thoroughly; through and through

verbadjective HSK 3.0 · Band 6

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See it in sentences

雨水透过了衣服。

Rainwater soaked through the clothes.

阳光透过窗户。

Sunlight comes through the window.