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淹没

yān mò
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. to submerge
  2. 2. to drown
  3. 3. to flood
  4. 4. to drown out (also fig.)

Word relationships

Antonyms

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浮出
fú chū

to emerge

淹没表示下沉或隐藏，浮出表示上升到表面

Related words

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掩埋
yǎn mái

to bury

用于抽象事物，如声音被盖过或心情被覆盖

Usage notes

Collocations

淹没 常接 在...中 或抽象宾语，如 淹没在掌声中、淹没历史真相；较少直接搭配具体小物体。

Common mistakes

淹没强调完全覆盖、消失；'淹'单独可指被水浸没但未完全覆盖，如'村子淹了'；误将'淹没'用于部分浸水。

Example Sentences

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这场洪水 淹没 了很多农田。
This flood submerged a lot of farmland.
洪水泛滥， 淹没 了许多农田。
The flood overflowed and submerged many farmlands.

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Child Words of 淹没

没
méi

(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not

没
mò

drowned

淹
yān

to flood