Chinese word dictionary

走漏

zǒulòu · to leak (information, secrets etc); to smuggle and evade tax; to suffer shrinkage (partial loss of goods due to theft etc)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified走漏

Traditional走漏

Pinyinzǒulòu

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

走zǒu

to walk, to run, to flee

漏lòu

to leak, to drip; hour glass; funnel

How to learn 走漏

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

走zǒu

to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]); to change (shape, form, meaning)

走路zǒulù

to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart; (informal) to clear off; to beat it; (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job; to get out

漏lòu

to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old)

行走xíngzǒu

to walk

漏洞lòudòng

leak; hole; gap; loophole

走廊zǒuláng

corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda