yān mái
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  • v.(of mud, sand, etc.) flood

    • tiě dào bèi liú shā yān mái le

      铁道流沙淹埋

      The railway line was buried in the drifting sands.

    • shā mò zhōng guā lai de ní shā jiāng sēn lín yān mái le

      沙漠泥沙森林淹埋

      Sand blown in by the desert wind buried the forest.

    • yī jié tiě lù bèi yū ní yān mái le

      铁路淤泥淹埋

      A section of the railway was buried in mud.

    • běn wén zhuó zhòng tàn tǎo yú chuán zài fēng làng zhōng rú hé jiǎn shǎo zòng yáo hé yān mái de wèn tí

      着重探讨渔船风浪如何减少淹埋问题

      The present article emphatically discusses the problem: while the fishing boat sails in waves how to reduce the pi-ching and submergence.

Word usage

  • Note
    "淹埋" is different from the agent of "掩埋". "淹埋" is the result of natural forces; "掩埋" is a conscious behavior of people.

Chinese words with pinyin yan mai