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
Examples
- 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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