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泛滥 fànlàn

泛滥 fànlàn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 泛滥 fànlàn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fànlàn | fan4 lan4
English translation
to be in flood
to overflow (the banks)
to inundate
to spread unchecked

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About 泛滥 fànlàn

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Traditional form

泛濫

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 泛滥 fànlàn

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fàn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of fàn .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵乏

Number of Strokes

7
làn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and jiān represents the sound. Simplified form of làn .

Phonetic compound

jiān

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵监

Number of Strokes

13

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Example sentences using 泛滥 fànlàn

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Cóng 1915 Nián chūn 开始 kāishǐ , 他们 tā men de 文章 wénzhāng 书籍 shūjí xiàng 洪水 hóngshuǐ 一般 yībān 泛滥 fànlàn .

Beginning in the spring of 1915, they poured out articles and books in a virtual flood.

每年 měi nián 河水 hé shuǐ 泛滥 fànlàn shí dōu huì zài 田野 tiányě shǎng 沉积 chén jī 一层 yī céng 淤泥 yū ní .

During the annual floods the river deposits its silt on the fields.

河水 hé shuǐ 泛滥 fànlàn , chōng le 堤岸 dī àn .

The river floods caved in the bank.

禁毒 jìn dú 专家 zhuānjiā shuì 可能 kěnéng huì 结束 jiéshù 强效可卡因 kě kǎ yīn 吸食 xī shí 泛滥 fànlàn de 局面 júmiàn

Drug experts say it could spell the end of the crack epidemic.

泛滥 fànlàn Decomposition

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泛滥 fànlàn Compounds

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