day 129gathering and spreading

gathering and spreading

Describe people and things coming together and spreading: crowds gathering, help pouring in, news spreading.

today’s words

• 汇合 huìhé · to join, converge
• 汇集 huìjí · to collect, compile
• 汇聚 huìjù · to gather, assemble
• 凝聚 níngjù · to bring together, unite; condense
• 积 jī · to accumulate, pile up
• 累积 lěijī · to accumulate
• 吸纳 xīnà · to take in, absorb
• 容纳 róngnà · to hold, have room for
• 涵盖 hángài · to cover, include
• 纳入 nàrù · to bring into, include in
• 夹杂 jiāzá · to be mixed with
• 交织 jiāozhī · to interweave
• 贯穿 guànchuān · to run through
• 渗透 shèntòu · to seep; permeate
• 波及 bōjí · to spread to, affect
• 散落 sànluò · to be scattered
• 融 róng · to melt; blend in
• 消 xiāo · to disappear, subside; dispel
• 销 xiāo · to sell; cancel
• 泄 xiè · to let out, release; vent
• 充 chōng · to fill, charge
• 充斥 chōngchì · to be full of, flood (usually bad)
• 饱和 bǎohé · saturated
• 爆满 bàomǎn · to be packed, full house
• 增添 zēngtiān · to add
• 占用 zhànyòng · to occupy, take up
• 动用 dòngyòng · to use, draw on (resources)
• 借用 jièyòng · to borrow, make use of
• 选用 xuǎnyòng · to choose and use
• 沿用 yányòng · to continue to use
• 启用 qǐyòng · to start using, bring into use
• 依托 yītuō · to rely on, be based on
• 惯 guàn · to be used to; to spoil (a child)
• 开动 kāidòng · to start (a machine), set going

sentences

• 几千名义工汇聚在体育馆里，这是空前的。 · Thousands of volunteers gathered at the sports centre: it had never happened before.
• 这次洪水波及了五个县，事态很严重。 · This flood affected five counties, and the situation is serious.
• 网上充斥着各种假消息，谣言很容易滋生。 · The internet is flooded with fake news, and rumours breed easily.
• 因为路断了，车开不进去，所以只能用船。 · The road was cut, so the trucks couldn’t get in, and boats were the only way.
• 大家不约而同地带来了被子。 · Without planning it, everyone brought quilts.