Usage note
漏表示东西从缝里流出或忘记。
lòu biǎo shì dōng xī cóng fèng lǐ liú chū huò wàng jì。
漏 means to leak or to miss/omit.
Context note
漏常用于水、雨和做事。
lòu cháng yòng yú shuǐ 、 yǔ hé zuò shì。
It is often used with water, rain, and tasks.
5 examples
屋顶漏水了。
wū dǐng lòu shuǐ le。
The roof is leaking.
别漏掉这个字。
bié lòu diào zhè ge zì。
Don't miss this character.
杯子漏了。
bēi zi lòu le。
The cup is leaking.
他漏写了一道题。
tā lòu xiě le yí dào tí。
He missed a question.
这里有点漏风。
zhè lǐ yǒu diǎn lòu fēng。
It is a bit drafty here.
5 mini stories
下雨后，屋顶开始漏。
xià yǔ hòu， wū dǐng kāi shǐ lòu。
After the rain, the roof started leaking.
老师提醒大家不要漏题。
lǎo shī tí xǐng dà jiā bú yào lòu tí。
The teacher reminded everyone not to miss any questions.
他发现水壶漏水。
tā fā xiàn shuǐ hú lòu shuǐ。
He found the kettle was leaking.
漏掉一步就会出错。
lòu diào yí bù jiù huì chū cuò。
Missing one step will cause mistakes.
他们修好了漏水的地方。
tā men xiū hǎo le lòu shuǐ de dì fāng。
They fixed the leaking spot.
Mini dialogue
水壶漏水
A
你的水壶怎么了？
Nǐ de shuǐhú zěnme le?
What's wrong with your water bottle?
B
它漏水了。
Tā lòu shuǐ le.
It's leaking water.
屋顶漏雨
A
下雨时屋顶漏吗？
Xià yǔ shí wūdǐng lòu ma?
Does the roof leak when it rains?
B
不，已经修好了。
Bù, yǐjīng xiū hǎo le.
No, it's already been fixed.
Related words and contrasts
related
漏水
lòushuǐ
water leak
漏 is the general verb for leak; 漏水 specifically means a water leak.
opposite
补
bǔ
mend, repair
漏 means to leak; 补 means to mend or fix a leak.