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淹

yānHSK 6

淹 (yān) is an HSK 6 Chinese word with 1 definition and 2 bilingual examples.

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Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

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verb 动

  1. Englishto submerge

    • EX
      昨天下了一整夜暴雨，路上的积水把车轮都淹了。

      It rained heavily all night yesterday, and the standing water on the road rose over the car wheels.

    • EX
      洪水太大了，地里的庄稼全被淹了。

      The floodwater was so high that all the crops in the fields were submerged.