漏

lòu

HSK 5

漏 — lòu

1. to leak (liquid, gas); to have a leak

   水管裂了，水一直在漏。 shuǐguǎn liè le shuǐ yìzhí zài lòu — The pipe cracked and water keeps leaking.

2. to divulge; to let out (information, secret)

   别把细节漏给记者！ bié bǎ xìjié lòu gěi jìzhě — Don't leak the details to reporters!

3. to leave out by mistake; to omit

   他在名单里把你漏了，抱歉。 tā zài míngdān lǐ bǎ nǐ lòu le bàoqiàn — He left you off the list by mistake, sorry.

4. waterclock or hourglass (old term)

   古代用漏来计时。 gǔdài yòng lòu lái jìshí — In ancient times they used a waterclock to measure time.