Meaning of 泛滥
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
fànlàn
- variant of 氾濫|泛滥[fan4 lan4]
fànlàn
- to overflow; to inundate; to flood
- (fig.) to proliferate unchecked
泛滥 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
台风造成了河水泛滥。
The typhoon caused the river to flood.
大雨使河水泛滥。
The rivers were flooded by the heavy rain.
Stroke order for each character
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泛 fàn · to drift · 7 strokes
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滥 làn · to flood · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 泛滥.
Questions about 泛滥
What does 泛滥 mean?
泛滥 (fànlàn) means "variant of 氾濫|泛滥[fan4 lan4]" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 泛滥?
泛滥 is made of 2 characters: 泛 (7 strokes), 滥 (13 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 泛滥 an HSK word?
Yes. 泛滥 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 泛滥 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 泛滥 is written 泛濫.