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淹

yān

to flood; to submerge

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9 verb Explore in 3D3D

Ancient forms

1 form

Small sealQin–Han

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Meaning

yān yan1

to flood
to submerge
to drown
to irritate the skin (of liquids)
to delay

Example sentences

wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 kàn 看 nǐ 你 yānsǐ 淹死。

I want to watch you drown.
tā 他 bèi 被 yānsǐ 淹死 le 了。

He was drowned.
yǒurén 有人 bǎ 把 tā 她 yānsǐ 淹死 zài 在 yùgāng 浴缸 lǐ 里。

Somebody had drowned her in the bathtub.
yóuyú 由于 quánqiú 全球 qìhòu 气候 biànnuǎn 变暖， chéngshì 城市 kěnéng 可能 bèi 被 wánquán 完全 de 地 yānmò 淹没。

Due to global warming, cities could be completely submerged.

HSK words with 淹

淹没 yānmò to submerge

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