泛滥

fànlàn

to be in flood; to overflow (the banks)

Traditional 泛濫

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9 HSK 2.0 · Level 6 verbverb / noun

Meaning

fànlàn fan4 lan4

to be in flood
to overflow (the banks)
to inundate
to spread unchecked

Example sentences

táifēng 台风 zàochéng 造成 le 了 héshuǐ 河水 fànlàn 泛滥。

The typhoon caused the river to flood.
dàyǔ 大雨 shǐ 使 héshuǐ 河水 fànlàn 泛滥。

The rivers were flooded by the heavy rain.

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