Definition
泛 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning it appears only in compounds, not alone. Its core literary sense is 'to float' or 'to be suffused with' (泛舟, 泛红). In modern use it more often means 'broad, general, not specific' (广泛, 泛泛) or serves as a prefix for 'pan-' (泛美). A third sense is 'to flood, overflow' (泛滥). The input pinyin fán is nonstandard—standard pronunciation is fàn—and may be a data error.
b.f.
(literary) to floatto be suffused with(bound form) broadgeneralnot specificpan-(bound form) to floodto overflow
Examples
- ，。Héshuǐ fán làn, yānmò le nóngtián.The river flooded, submerging the farmland.
- 。Zhège guāndiǎn dédào le guǎngfán de zhīchí.This viewpoint received widespread support.
- ，。Tā zhǐshì fán fàn ér tán, méiyǒu jùtǐ nèiróng.He just spoke in generalities with no specific content.
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