淹

To flood in Chinese: 淹 (yān)

yān

to flood

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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淹

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄧㄢ

yān

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 大水把整个村子都淹了。

    dà shuǐ bǎ zhěng gè cūn zǐ dōu yān le。

    The flood submerged the entire village.

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Related words

延

yán

to prolong

延缓

yán huǎn

to defer

延误

yán wu

to delay

严谨

yán jǐn

rigorous

严禁

yán jìn

to strictly prohibit

严峻

yán jùn

grim

严密

yán mì

strict

言辞

yán cí

words

言论

yán lùn

expression of opinion

言行

yán xíng

words and actions

岩石

yán shí

rock

沿岸

yán àn

coastal area

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