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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 淹没

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
淹没 yān mò - to submerge
- to drown
- to flood
- to drown out (also fig.)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 - 9,393 10,777 9,226

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
淹 yān- to flood
- to submerge
- to drown
- to irritate the skin (of liquids)
- to delay
没 méi- (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
没 mò- drowned
- to end
- to die
- to inundate

Other Words Containing 淹没

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
淹没 6 - 9,393 10,777 9,226