淹没
Old HSK 6
淹没 (yānmò) · to flood
淹没 (yānmò) means “to flood; to submerge; to drown out”. It is written with 2 characters: 淹 (to drown) + 没 (not). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 淹没 is built
The characters
淹 yān · to drown
What 淹 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 奄yǎn — to remain
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 电diàn — electricity
- 曰yuē — to speak
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 大dà — big
没 méi · not
What 没 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 殳shū — tool
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 又yòu — and
- 几jǐ — how many
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 殳 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
大水淹没了农田。Dàshuǐ yānmò le nóngtián.The flood submerged the farmland.
他的声音被掌声淹没了。Tā de shēngyīn bèi zhǎngshēng yānmò le.His voice was drowned out by applause.
Questions about 淹没
What does 淹没 mean?
淹没 (yānmò) means “to flood; to submerge; to drown out”.
How do you pronounce 淹没?
淹没 is pronounced yānmò.
Which HSK level is 淹没?
淹没 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 没关系méiguānxiit doesn't matter
- 没什么méishénmenothing much
- 没事儿méishìrit is all right
- 没有méiyǒunot have
- 没用méiyònguseless
- 没错méicuòthat's right
- 没法儿méifǎrcan't
- 没想到méixiǎngdàodidn't expect
- 埋没máimòto bury
- 没事méishìit's nothing
Learn 淹没 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 209: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.