How to say “flood” in Chinese
flood, submerge
“Flood” in Chinese is 淹, yān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
淹 is read yān. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 奄 yǎn hints at the reading.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “淹”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 淹. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 整个村庄被洪水淹没了。zhěnggècūnzhuāngbèihóngshuǐyānmòleThe whole village was submerged by the flood.
- 大水把农田都淹了dàshuǐbǎnóngtiándōuyānleThe floodwater swamped all the fields.
- 洪水淹没了农田hóngshuǐyānmòlenóngtiánThe flood submerged the fields.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Flood”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “flood” in Chinese?
“Flood” in Chinese is 淹, pinyin yān.
What does 淹 mean?
淹 (yān) means “flood, submerge”.
How do you write 淹?
淹 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 淹?
淹 is read yān. Tones: yān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“flood” in the lesson “Flood”
This word is from the topic “Energy, ecology, disasters” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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