溺水 (nì shuǐ) — to drown

Definition

溺水 is specifically 'to drown' — a person dying in water. 淹 covers drowning too but also flooding and being submerged; 淹没 is for land or sound being overwhelmed by water.

verb
to drown

Beispiele

  • 溺水
    Měi nián xià tiān dōu yǒu yóu kè zài hǎi biān nì shuǐ.
    Every summer, tourists drown at the seaside.
  • 溺水
    Tā yīn wèi bú huì yóu yǒng ér nì shuǐ shēn wáng.
    He drowned because he couldn't swim.
  • 溺水
    Jiù yuán rén yuán jí shí gǎn dào, bì miǎn le nì shuǐ shì gù.
    The rescuers arrived in time and prevented a drowning accident.

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