HSK 6 · Verbs

透露 tòulù “to reveal” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 透露 means

  1. to reveal
  2. to disclose
  3. to leak out
  4. to divulge

How to say 透露

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale透tòu4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale露lù4th tone, falling

透露 in a sentence

  1. 他透露了我的秘密。

    Tā tòulù le wǒ de mìmì.

    He gave away my secret.

    Sentence #334804 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我不想把结局提前透露给你。

    Wǒ bù xiǎng bǎ jiéjú tíqián tòulù gěi nǐ.

    I don’t want to give away the ending.

    Sentence #6073883 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 我不能再向你多说什么了。我已经透露太多了。

    Wǒ bùnéng zài xiàng nǐ duō shuō shénme le. Wǒ yǐjīng tòulù tài duō le.

    I can’t tell you any more. I’ve already said too much.

    Sentence #1185666 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 透露 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 透 (tòu) with each of its parts in a different colour
透tòuto penetrate; to seep through
  • 秀elegant · xiùSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 秀 (xiù) hints at the sound. Compare it with tòu.

The character 露 (lù) with each of its parts in a different colour
露lùdew
  • 雨rain · yǔMeaning part
  • 路road · lùSound part

雨 hints at the meaning (rain); 路 (lù) hints at the sound. Compare it with lù.

How to write 透露

透 10 strokes · 露 21 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

透露 (tòulù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 透露 (tòulù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 透露

Words with 透

透明tòumíng · transparent渗透shèntòu · to permeate

Words with 露

揭露jiēlù · to expose流露liúlù · to reveal泄露xièlòu · to leak暴露bàolù · to expose

More words: Thinking & Talking

滔滔不绝tāotāobùjué · to talk non-stop挑拨tiǎobō · to stir up trouble提示tíshì · to prompt提议tíyì · to propose推测tuīcè · to speculate吞吞吐吐tūntūntǔtǔ · to hum and haw妥协tuǒxié · to compromise歪曲wāiqū · to distort

FAQs

透露 (tòulù) means “to reveal” or “to disclose”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it tòulù: tòu with a 4th tone, then lù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 透露 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type toulu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 透露 from the suggestions. Typing toulu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
透露 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.