淹没

淹沒
yān mò
HSK 6
to submerge, to drown, to flood
verb

Example Sentences

这场大雨让河水淹没了小桥。
zhè cháng dàyǔ ràng héshuǐ yānmò le xiǎoqiáo 。
The heavy rain submerged the small bridge.
他在海里游泳时不小心被淹没了。
tāzài hǎilǐ yóuyǒng shí bùxiǎoxīn bèi yānmò le 。
He accidentally drowned while swimming in the sea.
这部电影的音乐淹没了所有的对话。
zhè bù diànyǐng de yīnyuè yānmò le suǒyǒu de duìhuà 。
The music in this movie drowned out all the dialogues.

Individual Characters

淹yān
to flood, to submerge, to drown
没mò
drowned, to end, to die, to inundate

Words with similar meanings

淹浸yānjìn
to immerse
This word conveys a sense of being fully immersed in water, similar to '淹没'.
沉没chénmò
to sink
This term suggests the action of going under the water, often used in contexts of ships or objects sinking.

Words Ending With 没

埋没mái mò
oblivion

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