to drown; to indulge excessively

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Example Sentences

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1
huì
yóu
yǒng
chà
diǎn
shuǐ

He can't swim and almost drowned.

2
chén
wǎng
luò
yóu

He is addicted to online games and can't stop.

3
yīng
gāi
guò
ài
hái
zi

Parents should not dote on their children excessively.

4
zài
shuǐ
le

He drowned in the river.

5
yóu
yǒng
shí
yào
zhù
ān
quán
miǎn
shuǐ

Be careful while swimming to avoid drowning.

6
guǒ
xiǎo
xīn
shuǐ
yīng
gāi
jiù

If you accidentally drown, you should call for help immediately.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes13
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2507
Zhuyinㄋㄧˋ
Components
UnicodeU+6EBA
CangjieENMM
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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