泛
滥

To be in flood in Chinese: 泛滥 (fàn làn)

fàn làn

to be in flood

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 泛濫1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be in flood
  2. 2to overflow (the banks)
  3. 3to inundate
  4. 4to spread unchecked

Stroke order

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泛
滥

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄢˋ

fàn

ㄈ/ fㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄢˋ

làn

ㄌ/ lㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

泛滥

Simplified

泛濫

Traditional

Example sentences

See 泛滥 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 大雨过后，河水到处泛滥。

    dà yǔ guò hòu， hé shuǐ dào chù fàn làn。

    After the heavy rain, the river flooded everywhere.

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Related words

广泛

guǎng fàn

extensive

宽泛

kuān fàn

wide-ranging

滥用

làn yòng

to misuse

饭碗

fàn wǎn

rice bowl

范畴

fàn chóu

category

贩卖

fàn mài

to sell

方方面面

fāng fāng miàn miàn

all sides

方向盘

fāng xiàng pán

steering wheel

方言

fāng yán

topolect

防盗

fáng dào

to guard against theft

防盗门

fáng dào mén

security door

防护

fáng hù

to defend

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