Chinese
yānmò
Meaning: to submerge; to flood
Part of Speech: Verb

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Handwriting

淹沒
淹
沒
淹没
淹
没

Example sentences

The flood submerged the village.
大雨過後,肥沃的農田被洪水淹沒了。
大雨过后,肥沃的农田被洪水淹没了。
After the heavy rain, the fertile farmland was submerged by the flood.
颱風引發的大雨導致海水倒灌,淹沒了沿海地區。
台风引发的大雨导致海水倒灌,淹没了沿海地区。
The heavy rain caused by the typhoon led to seawater backflow, flooding coastal areas.
這座堤壩是為了防止洪水淹沒附近的村莊而興建的。
这座堤坝是为了防止洪水淹没附近的村庄而兴建的。
This dam was built to prevent floods from submerging nearby villages.
連日的暴雨導致河川決堤,淹沒了附近的村莊。
连日的暴雨导致河川决堤,淹没了附近的村庄。
Successive days of heavy rain caused the river to burst its banks, flooding the nearby village.

Usage Notes

Can refer to physical submersion by water or metaphorical overwhelming.

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