jìnyín
to permeate
浸淫 jìnyín
- to permeate
- (literary) to saturate or suffuse, as a liquid or vapor does; to stain gradually
- to be steeped in
- (literary) to be immersed in an environment, field of study, or emotion; to be influenced or contaminated by something over a long period
- to approach gradually
- (literary) to gradually become close or intimate; to approach a certain state or period, such as a literary style