泛滥
Old HSK 6
泛滥 (fànlàn) · to flood
泛滥 (fànlàn) means “to flood; to spread unchecked”. It is written with 2 characters: 泛 (to drift) + 滥 (to flood). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 泛滥 is built
The characters
泛 fàn · to drift
What 泛 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 乏fá — poor
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 之zhī — marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase
- 丶 — dot
滥 làn · to flood
What 滥 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 监jiān — to supervise
- 皿mǐn — dish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 皿mǐn — dish
Example sentences
大雨过后，河水泛滥了。Dàyǔ guòhòu, héshuǐ fànlàn le.After the heavy rain, the river flooded.
网上的假消息越来越泛滥。Wǎngshàng de jiǎ xiāoxi yuèláiyuè fànlàn.Fake news online is spreading more and more.
Questions about 泛滥
What does 泛滥 mean?
泛滥 (fànlàn) means “to flood; to spread unchecked”.
How do you pronounce 泛滥?
泛滥 is pronounced fànlàn.
Which HSK level is 泛滥?
泛滥 is in Old HSK 6.
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Learn 泛滥 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 52: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.