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淹

yān

drown; cover with liquid, steep

Strokes
11
Radical
水
HSK
6
Tone
1

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 我不想把你淹死。

    Wǒ bù xiǎng bǎ nǐ yān sǐ

    I don't mean to swamp you.

  • 我想看你淹死。

    Wǒ xiǎng kàn nǐ yān sǐ

    I want to watch you drown.

  • 他被淹死了。

    Tā bèi yān sǐ le

    He was drowned.

  • 地下室被水淹了。

    Dì xià shì bèi shuǐ yān le

    The basement was flooded.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 淹

  • 淹没yān mò 1–4 to submerge; to drown; to flood; to drown out (also fig.)
  • 淹yān 1to flood; to submerge; to drown; to irritate the skin (of liquids); to delay