yān
mái

common
verb

Meaning of 淹埋

淹埋 means to cover over and bury (with silt, sand, earth, etc.). Pronounced yān mái.

  • to cover over and bury (with silt, sand, earth, etc.)

Definitions & Examples

Tiě
bèi
yān
mái
le
 

The railway was buried by silt.

Shān
huá
yān
mái
le
zhěng
zuò
cūn
zhuāng
 

The landslide engulfed the entire village.

Kǎo
xué
jiā
xiǎo
xīn
de
yān
mái
le
wèi
bèi
jué
de
wén
 

The archaeologists carefully reburied the unearthed artifacts.