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水泄不通

shuǐxièbùtōng

Traditional: 水洩不通

lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic)

Character Breakdown

水
shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
HSK 1
泄
xiè
drip, leak, vent; to disperse; to reduce
HSK 6
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
通
tōng
to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common
HSK 4

Additional Information

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