How to say “submerge” in Chinese
submerge; drown out (sound)
“Submerge” in Chinese is 淹没, yān mò: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
淹没 is read yān mò: 2 syllables. 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.
On the left, 氵 “water”.
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 “淹没”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 淹没. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 整个村庄被洪水淹没了。zhěnggècūnzhuāngbèihóngshuǐyānmòleThe whole village was submerged by the flood.
- 洪水淹没了农田hóngshuǐyānmòlenóngtiánThe flood submerged the fields.
More words from the lesson “Flood”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “submerge” in Chinese?
“Submerge” in Chinese is 淹没, pinyin yānmò.
What does 淹没 mean?
淹没 (yānmò) means “submerge; drown out (sound)”.
How do you write 淹没?
淹没 is 2 characters: 淹 (yān) — flood, submerge; 没 (méi) — not, no. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 淹没?
淹没 is read yānmò. Tones: yān — first tone, mò — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“submerge” 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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