yān

common
verb

Meaning of 淹没

淹没 means to submerge; to inundate; to flood over (of water); to drown out; to overwhelm (of sound, emotion, etc.). Pronounced yān mò.

  • to submerge; to inundate; to flood over (of water)
  • to drown out; to overwhelm (of sound, emotion, etc.)

Definitions & Examples

zhǎng
shuǐ
 
xiǎo
qiáo
dōu
yān
le
 

The river rose and submerged the small bridge.

Hóng
shuǐ
yān
le
zhěng
cūn
zhuāng
 

The floodwaters inundated the entire village.

Bào
guò
hòu
 
dài
dōu
bèi
yān
le
 

After the heavy rain, the low-lying areas were all flooded.