fùmò

覆没

Word · VerbTraditional覆沒

sink; be annihilated; fall (to enemy)

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Meanings

3 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to capsize and sink (of a ship)

literary

Literary or formal usage describing vessels sinking beneath the water.

Dí敌
jiàn舰
zhòng中
dàn弹
hòu后
xùn迅
sù速
fù覆
mò没
 。

The enemy warship was hit and sank rapidly.

Zhè这
sōu艘
chuán船
zài在
bào暴
fēng风
yǔ雨
zhōng中
fù覆
mò没
 ，
wú无
rén人
shēng生
huán还
 。

The vessel capsized in the storm with no survivors.

2.

verb

to be annihilated; to be destroyed (of an army)

Commonly used in the idiom 全军覆没 (quán jūn fù mò) to describe total military defeat.

Dí敌
jūn军
quán全
jūn军
fù覆
mò没
 。

The enemy army was completely annihilated.

Rú如
guǒ果
bù不
jí及
shí时
chè撤
tuì退
 ，
bù部
duì队
jiù就
huì会
fù覆
mò没
 。

If they don't retreat in time, the unit will be destroyed.

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Nà那
chǎng场
zhàn战
yì役
dǎo导
zhì致
dí敌
jūn军
zhǔ主
lì力
fù覆
mò没
 。

That battle led to the annihilation of the enemy's main force.

3.

verb

to fall (into enemy hands); to be occupied

archaic

Archaic or classical usage referring to territory falling to enemy forces. The original source marks this with ▲ indicating it is an obsolete or rare sense.

Jīng京
chéng城
fù覆
mò没
 ，
bǎi百
xìng姓
liú流
lí离
shī失
suǒ所
 。

The capital fell, and the people were displaced.

Guó国
tǔ土
fù覆
mò没
 ，
lìng令
rén人
tòng痛
xīn心
 。

The occupation of the national territory is heartbreaking.