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淹死

yānsǐ
verb #5,421

Meanings

  1. 1 to drown
  2. 2 to be drowned

Examples

每年都有人在河里淹死。
Měi nián dōu yǒu rén zài hé lǐ yānsǐ.
Every year people drown in the river.
那条鱼不会被水淹死。
Nà tiáo yú bù huì bèi shuǐ yānsǐ.
That fish won't be drowned by water.

Tips

grammar
死 (sǐ) is a result complement here indicating the outcome of 淹 (submerging). This pattern is common: 饿死 (èsǐ, starve to death), 冻死 (dòngsǐ, freeze to death), 累死 (lèisǐ, exhausted to death).

Stroke Order

淹 yān
死 sǐ