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滥 làn

to flood, to overflow; excessive

Strokes
13
Level
HSK 6
Radical
氵
Traditional
濫
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 氵监 ⿰氵监

Memory hint: water

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  1. 河水泛滥，淹没了农田。
    Héshuǐ fànlàn, yānmòle nóngtián.
    The river flooded and submerged the farmland.
    river-water flood, submerge (particle) farmland
  2. 这条河为什么经常泛滥？
    Zhè tiáo hé wèishénme jīngcháng fànlàn?
    Why does this river often flood?
    this (measure) river why often flood (question)
  3. 我们应该修建堤坝防止洪水泛滥。
    Wǒmen yīnggāi xiūjiàn dībà fángzhǐ hóngshuǐ fànlàn.
    We should build a dike to prevent floods.
    we should build dike prevent flood-water flood
  4. 今年雨水虽多，河水并没有泛滥。
    Jīnnián yǔshuǐ suī duō, héshuǐ bìng méiyǒu fànlàn.
    Although it rained a lot this year, the river didn't flood.
    this-year rain-water although much, river-water not (particle) not-have flood
  5. 在那场暴雨过后，河水泛滥成灾。
    Zài nà chǎng bàoyǔ guòhòu, héshuǐ fànlàn chéng zāi.
    After that heavy rainstorm, the river flooded and caused a disaster.
    at that (measure) heavy-rain after, river-water flood become disaster

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