| 反渗透 |
fǎn shèn tòu |
anti-infiltration (measures taken against subversive external forces) / (chemistry) reverse osmosis |
| 反 |
fǎn |
contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切 phonetic system |
| 渗 |
shèn |
to seep / to ooze / to horrify |
| 渗透 |
shèn tòu |
(lit. and fig.) to permeate / to seep into / (of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population) / (of hostile forces) to infiltrate / (chemistry) osmosis |
| 透 |
tòu |
(bound form) to penetrate; to seep through / to tell secretly; to leak / thoroughly; through and through / to appear; to show |