yān
湮
bury; silt up
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to bury; to obliterate; to sink into oblivion
literaryLiterary usage. Often used in compounds like 湮没 (yān mò).
Zhè这
wèi位
shī诗
rén人
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
zǎo早
yǐ已
yān湮
mò没
wú无
wén闻
。
This poet's works have long since sunk into oblivion.
Suí随
zhe着
shí时
jiān间
de的
liú流
shì逝
，
nà那
duàn段
lì历
shǐ史
jiàn渐
jiàn渐
yān湮
miè灭
le了
。
As time passed, that history gradually faded into oblivion.
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Zhè这
xiē些
gǔ古
jí籍
bèi被
yān湮
chén沉
zài在
hǎi海
dǐ底
qiān千
nián年
zhī之
jiǔ久
。
These ancient books were submerged beneath the sea for thousands of years.
verb
to silt up; to become clogged with sediment
literaryRefers to rivers, channels, or waterways becoming blocked by accumulated silt. Literary register.
Zhè这
tiáo条
hé河
dào道
nián年
jiǔ久
shī失
xiū修
，
zǎo早
yǐ已
yān湮
sè塞
bù不
tōng通
le了
。
This river channel has long been neglected and is now completely silted up and impassable.
Ní泥
shā沙
yū淤
jī积
，
zhì致
shǐ使
gǎng港
kǒu口
yān湮
yū淤
yán严
zhòng重
。
Silt accumulation has caused severe silting at the harbor.