HSK 6
Correct
淹没
/ yānmò /
Strokes
Definition
to submerge/to drown/to flood/to drown out (also fig.)
Example
As a Verb
submerge; flood; drown; inundate; whelm
1
Tā
他
de
的
huà
话
bèi
被
zhǎngshēng
掌声
yānmò
淹没
le
了
。
His words were lost in the applause.
2
Héshuǐ
河水
yānmò
淹没
le
了
nóngtián
农田
。
The rivers inundated/submerged/drowned the fields.
3
Fēijī
飞机
de
的
hōngmíngshēng
轰鸣声
yānmò
淹没
le
了
lǎbashēng
喇叭声
。
The noise from the airplane drowned out the voice from the loudspeaker.
4
Fángzi
房子
de
的
wūdǐng
屋顶
dōu
都
gěi
给
yānmò
淹没
le
了
。
The houses were flooded roof-deep.
5
Bèi
被
lìshǐ
历史
hóngliú
洪流
suǒ
所
yānmò
淹没
be submerged in the mighty torrent of history