overflow; spill over
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
(of water or liquid) to overflow; to flow over the banks or brim
Describes liquid overflowing from a container, riverbank, or other boundaries due to excessive volume. Often used in hydrological or everyday contexts.
Yán沿
hú湖
zhù筑
dī堤
，
bù不
ràng让
hú湖
shuǐ水
màn漫
liú流
。
Dikes were built along the lake to prevent the water from overflowing.
Bào暴
yǔ雨
guò过
hòu后
，
hé河
shuǐ水
màn漫
liú流
dào到
le了
fù附
jìn近
de的
nóng农
tián田
lǐ里
。
After the heavy rain, the river overflowed into the nearby farmland.
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Shuǐ水
cáo槽
lǐ里
de的
shuǐ水
tài太
mǎn满
le了
，
kāi开
shǐ始
màn漫
liú流
chū出
lái来
。
The water in the sink was too full and started to overflow.
Rú如
guǒ果
bù不
jí及
shí时
shū疏
tōng通
，
wū污
shuǐ水
huì会
màn漫
liú流
dào到
jiē街
dào道
shàng上
。
If not cleared in time, the sewage will overflow onto the streets.