漫 (màn) — to overflow, to inundate; to stroll, to wander freely
Definition
Literary verb: 'overflow / inundate' (water spilling) and 'stroll, roam freely'. The overflow sense is more formal than 泛滥 (unchecked flooding) or 溢 (simple spillover).
verb
to overflowto inundateto strollto wander freely
Easily confused
Examples
- ，漫。Dà yǔ guò hòu, hé shuǐ màn guò le nóng tián.After the heavy rain, the river overflowed the farmland.
- ，。Wǎn fàn hòu, wǒ men xǐ huan zài hú biān màn bù.After dinner, we like to stroll by the lake.
- 漫。Huǒ shì xùn sù màn yán dào zhěng gè sēn lín.The fire quickly spread to the entire forest.
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