Chinese Word: 淹 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

淹HSK 6

Pinyin: yān

English Definition: to flood; to submerge; to drown; to irritate the skin (of liquids); to delay

Chinese Definition:
①用本义。在四川省南部。即今金沙江自发源地至四川省攀枝花市的一段。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:奄 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 俺掩

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淹没HSK 6	yān mò	to submerge; to drown; to flood; to drown out (also fig.)
范仲淹	fàn zhòng yān	Fan Zhongyan (989-1052), minister of Northern Song who led the failed reform of 1043, author of On Yueyang Tower 岳阳楼记
淹死	yān sǐ	to drown
淹博学问	yān bó xué wen	deep and wide in learning (idiom)
淹蓋	yān gài	to submerge; to flood; to drown out

1		hóng shuǐ 洪水 yǐ jīng 已经 yān mò 淹没 le 了 xǔ duō 许多 jiā tíng 家庭。 The flood has submerged many households.
2		jù dà 巨大 de 的 hóng shuǐ 洪水 yān mò 淹没 le 了 zhěng gè 整个 chéng shì 城市。 The massive flood submerged the entire city.
3		zhè chǎng 这场 bào yǔ 暴雨 dǎo zhì 导致 xǔ duō 许多 dào lù 道路 bèi 被 yān mò 淹没。 The heavy downpour caused many roads to be submerged.
4		zhè ge 这个 chéng shì 城市 yǐ jīng 已经 bèi 被 yān mò 淹没， jī hū 几乎 zhěng gè 整个 dì miàn 地面 dōu 都 bèi 被 shuǐ 水 fù gài 覆盖。 The city has been flooded and almost the entire surface is now covered in water.
5		yóu yú 由于 bào yǔ 暴雨， dào lù 道路 dào chù 到处 dōu 都 bèi 被 shuǐ 水 yān mò 淹没， zào chéng 造成 jiāo tōng 交通 dǔ sè 堵塞。 Due to the heavy rain, the streets were flooded everywhere, causing traffic congestion.

1		hóng shuǐ 洪水 yǐ jīng 已经 yān mò 淹没 le 了 xǔ duō 许多 jiā tíng 家庭。 The flood has submerged many households.
2		jù dà 巨大 de 的 hóng shuǐ 洪水 yān mò 淹没 le 了 zhěng gè 整个 chéng shì 城市。 The massive flood submerged the entire city.
3		zhè chǎng 这场 bào yǔ 暴雨 dǎo zhì 导致 xǔ duō 许多 dào lù 道路 bèi 被 yān mò 淹没。 The heavy downpour caused many roads to be submerged.
4		zhè ge 这个 chéng shì 城市 yǐ jīng 已经 bèi 被 yān mò 淹没， jī hū 几乎 zhěng gè 整个 dì miàn 地面 dōu 都 bèi 被 shuǐ 水 fù gài 覆盖。 The city has been flooded and almost the entire surface is now covered in water.
5		yóu yú 由于 bào yǔ 暴雨， dào lù 道路 dào chù 到处 dōu 都 bèi 被 shuǐ 水 yān mò 淹没， zào chéng 造成 jiāo tōng 交通 dǔ sè 堵塞。 Due to the heavy rain, the streets were flooded everywhere, causing traffic congestion.