| 沉溺 | chén nì | to indulge in; to wallow; absorbed in; deeply engrossed; addicted | |
| 溺爱 | nì ài | to spoil; to pamper; to dote on | |
| 溺水 | nì shuǐ | to drown | |
| 溺死 | nì sǐ | to drown | |
| 溺婴 | nì yīng | to drown a newborn baby (as method of infanticide) |
| 便溺 | biàn niào | to urinate or defecate; urine and feces |
| 1 | Eventually he started this book so as not to drown. | |
| 2 | One firefighter drowned in the crude while trying to fix an underwater pump. | |
| 3 | In the end, however, the individual drowns in the sea of civilization. | |
| 4 | One firefighter drowned in the crude while trying to fix an underwater pump. | |
| 5 | He drowned in his own blood and was found dead the next morning. |