涝

lào

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Rare

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Definitions

1. flooded

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Antonyms

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• 旱 hàn 旱 hàn drought 涝 is waterlogged, 旱 is drought.: drought

Related words

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• 洪 hóng 洪 hóng flood Both relate to water disasters, 涝 refers to waterlogged conditions, 洪 refers to floods.: flood
• 淹 yān 淹 yān to flood 淹 means to inundate, often causing 涝.: to flood
• 渍 zì 渍 zì to soak 渍 can mean waterlogging, similar to 涝 but less common.: to soak

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with 灾 (disaster) as 涝灾 (waterlogging disaster) and with 防 (prevent) as 防涝 (prevent waterlogging).

Common mistakes

涝 describes the state of being waterlogged; it is not a verb. Use 淹 (yān) for the action of flooding.

Example Sentences

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农田 涝 了。

The farmland is waterlogged.

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Words Containing 涝

• 内涝 内涝 nèi lào: waterlogged
• 抗涝 抗涝 kàng lào: defenses against floods
• 排涝 排涝 pái lào: to drain flooded fields
• 旱涝保收 旱涝保收 hàn lào bǎo shōu: to provide a stable crop, regardless of drought or flood
• 洪涝 洪涝 hóng lào: flood