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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 差點 淹死 在 河 裡。

The puppy almost drowned to death in the river.

他 不 小心 掉進 湖 裡 淹死 了。

He accidentally fell into the lake and drowned to death.

漁夫 在 海上 遇到 暴風雨 淹死 了。

The fisherman drowned to death in a storm at sea.

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