The rivers were flooded by the heavy rain.
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泛滥
Traditional: 氾濫 · 泛濫
fàn làn
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6
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fàn làn · faan3 laam6 (Jyutping)
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Character breakdown
泛
- Meaning
- to drift, float; careless, reckless
- Radical
- 氵
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- ⿰氵乏
- Cangjie
- EHIO
- Four-corner
- 3213.7
滥
- Meaning
- flood, overflow; excessive
- Radical
- 氵
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- ⿰氵监
- Cangjie
- ELIT
- Four-corner
- 3811
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Example sentences
The typhoon caused the river to flood.
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