倒灌 (dào guàn) — (of water, flood) to flow backward, to back up

Definition

Examples

• 暴雨导致海水倒灌，淹没了沿海的街道。
  Bào yǔ dǎo zhì hǎi shuǐ dào guàn, yān mò le yán hǎi de jiē dào.
  The heavy rain caused seawater to flow backward, flooding the coastal streets.
• 排水系统堵塞后，污水倒灌进地下室。
  Pái shuǐ xì tǒng dǔ sè hòu, wū shuǐ dào guàn jìn dì xià shì.
  After the drainage system was clogged, the sewage backed up into the basement.
• 由于台风影响，河水倒灌，农田被淹。
  Yóu yú tái fēng yǐng xiǎng, hé shuǐ dào guàn, nóng tián bèi yān.
  Due to the typhoon, the river water flowed backward and the farmland was flooded.

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