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淹

yān · yan

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Meaning

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暴(bào)雨(yǔ)过(guò)后(hòu)，洪(hóng)水(shuǐ)淹(yān)了(le)村(cūn)边(biān)的(de)农(nóng)田(tián)。

After the heavy rain, the flood submerged the farmland near the village.

他(tā)不(bù)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)掉(diào)进(jìn)河(hé)里(lǐ)，差(chà)点(diǎn)被(bèi)水(shuǐ)淹(yān)死(sǐ)。

He accidentally fell into the river and nearly drowned.

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