淹

yān

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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這個島嶼即將被 淹 沒。
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Words Containing 淹

淹没
yān mò

to submerge

淹博
yān bó

widely read

淹死
yān sǐ

to drown

淹水
yān shuǐ

to be flooded

淹灭
yān miè

to submerge

淹灌
yān guàn

basin irrigation (e.g. paddy fields)

淹留
yān liú

to stay for a long period

淹盖
yān gài

to submerge

淹头搭脑
yān tóu dā nǎo

listless

范仲淹
fàn zhòng yān

Fan Zhongyan (989-1052), minister of Northern Song who led the failed reform of 1043, author of On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记