- 淹
- yānflood; submerge; inundate, (of sweat, etc.) irritate the skin, delay, wide* * *flood; submerge* * *flood; submerge* * *yānadj. wideyānv. flood, submerge* * *yan1to flood, to submerge, to drown, to irritate the skin (of liquids), to delay* * *淹(Ⅰ 淊)yān动(淹没) flood; submerge; inundate:地窖被水淹了。 The cellar was flooded with water.洪水淹了那个村子。 The flood submerged that village.修好河堤, 庄稼就不怕淹了。 When the river dike is completed, the crops will be safe against floods.(皮肤被汗液等浸痛或痒) be tingling from sweat(书) (停留; 滞留) stay; stop over:淹留 be stranded for a long time; stay over for a long period形(书) (广) wide:学识淹博 have a wide knowledge; be well-read; be learned名(姓氏) a surname:淹通达 Yan Tongda* * *淹|淹 [yān] ► to flood ► to submerge ► to drown ► to irritate the skin (of liquids) ► to delay
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.