overflow; flood; display talent
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
(of rivers, water) to overflow; to flood
literaryDescribes water overflowing its banks, often due to heavy rain or flooding. Often used in formal or literary contexts.
Bào暴
yǔ雨
guò过
hòu后
，
hé河
shuǐ水
héng横
yì溢
。
After the heavy rain, the river overflowed its banks.
Jiāng江
hé河
héng横
yì溢
，
yān淹
mò没
le了
liǎng两
àn岸
de的
cūn村
zhuāng庄
。
The rivers flooded, submerging the villages on both banks.
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Lián连
rì日
dà大
yǔ雨
dǎo导
zhì致
shān山
hóng洪
bào暴
fā发
，
xī溪
shuǐ水
héng横
yì溢
。
Consecutive days of heavy rain caused mountain torrents to burst forth, and the stream overflowed.
verb
(of talent, thoughts, emotions) to flow freely; to be overflowing with
literaryCommonly used in the idiom 才华横溢 to describe someone with abundant talent or creativity. Conveys a sense of abundance and spontaneous expression.
Zhè这
wèi位
nián年
qīng轻
zuò作
jiā家
cái才
huá华
héng横
yì溢
。
This young writer is overflowing with talent.
Tā他
cái才
sī思
héng横
yì溢
，
xiě写
xià下
le了
xǔ许
duō多
yōu优
měi美
de的
shī诗
piān篇
。
His thoughts flowed freely as he wrote many beautiful poems.
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Wén文
zhāng章
zhōng中
jī激
qíng情
héng横
yì溢
，
dǎ打
dòng动
le了
wú无
shù数
dú读
zhě者
。
The article overflowed with passion, moving countless readers.