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to drown to death

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

yan1si3 • yānsǐ

Meaning


Primary

to drown to death

Alternatives

drown to death, drowned to death, to drown, drown

Mnemonic


淹死 To drown to death is to reach 死 death due to water 淹 flooding over you.

Usage


小狗 差点 淹死 在 河 里。

The puppy almost drowned to death in the river.

他 不 小心 掉进 湖 里 淹死 了。

He accidentally fell into the lake and drowned to death.

渔夫 在 海上 遇到 暴风雨 淹死 了。

The fisherman drowned to death in a storm at sea.

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