淹

yān

HSK 6 verb

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Meaning 释义

  1. to flood
  2. to submerge
  3. to drown
  4. to irritate the skin (of liquids)
  5. to delay

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In real sentences 真实例句

地下室dìxiàshì被bèi水shuǐ淹yān了le。

The basement was flooded.

Tatoeba #13826833

我wǒ差一点chàyīdiǎn淹死yānsǐ。

I almost drowned.

Tatoeba #348885

海啸hǎixiào席卷xíjuǎn稻田dàotián， 淹没yānmò了le城镇chéngzhèn。

Tsunamis swept through rice fields and flooded the towns.

Tatoeba #789357

他tā几乎jīhū淹死yānsǐ。

He almost drowned.

Tatoeba #465851

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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