flood in; flood irrigation
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
(of floodwater) to flow into; to inundate
Used to describe a natural disaster or accidental flooding event.
Dà大
yǔ雨
guò过
hòu后
，
hé河
shuǐ水
màn漫
guàn灌
le了
fù附
jìn近
de的
nóng农
tián田
。
After the heavy rain, the river water inundated the nearby farmland.
Yóu由
yú于
dà大
bà坝
jué决
kǒu口
，
hóng洪
shuǐ水
màn漫
guàn灌
le了
zhěng整
gè个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
。
Due to the dam breach, floodwaters inundated the entire village.
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Dà大
shuǐ水
màn漫
guàn灌
，
chéng城
jiāo郊
jiē街
dào道
dōu都
bèi被
yān淹
le了
。
The floodwaters rushed in, submerging all the streets in the suburbs.
verb
to irrigate by flooding; flood irrigation
technicalAn agricultural technique; often contrasted with more precise methods like drip irrigation.
Chuán传
tǒng统
de的
shuǐ水
dào稻
tián田
cháng常
cǎi采
yòng用
màn漫
guàn灌
de的
fāng方
shì式
。
Traditional paddy fields often use flood irrigation.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
màn漫
guàn灌
fāng方
shì式
làng浪
fèi费
shuǐ水
zī资
yuán源
，
xiào效
lǜ率
bù不
gāo高
。
This flood irrigation method is wasteful with water resources and is not very efficient.
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Xiāng相
bǐ比
yú于
màn漫
guàn灌
，
dī滴
guàn灌
kě可
yǐ以
jié节
yuē约
dà大
liàng量
yòng用
shuǐ水
。
Compared to flood irrigation, drip irrigation can save a lot of water.