泛滥 (泛濫)
fàn làn
Pinyin

Definition

泛滥 (泛濫)
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fàn làn
  1. to be in flood
  2. to overflow (the banks)
  3. to inundate
  4. to spread unchecked

Character Decomposition

Related Words (19)

广泛
guǎng fàn
  1. 1 extensive
  2. 2 wide range
泛滥
fàn làn
  1. 1 to be in flood
  2. 2 to overflow (the banks)
  3. 3 to inundate
  4. 4 to spread unchecked
泛
fàn
  1. 1 variant: 泛 fàn
泛指
fàn zhǐ
  1. 1 to make a general reference
  2. 2 to be used in a general sense
泛泛之交
fàn fàn zhī jiāo
  1. 1 nodding acquaintance
  2. 2 slight familiarity

Idioms (3)

学海泛舟
xué hǎi fàn zhōu
  1. 1 sailing on the sea of learning (idiom)
泛滥成灾
fàn làn chéng zāi
  1. 1 lit. to flood (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. rampant
  3. 3 in plague proportions
浮家泛宅
fú jiā fàn zhái
  1. 1 lit. to live on a boat
  2. 2 to drift from place to place (idiom)

Sample Sentences

尼罗河每年都会泛滥。洪水到来时，会淹没河两岸的农田。洪水退去后，又会留下一层厚厚的河泥，形成肥沃的土壤。
Níluóhé měinián dōu huì fànlàn 。hóngshuǐ dàolái shí ，huì yānmò hé liǎng\'àn de nóngtián 。hóngshuǐ tuìqù hòu ，yòu huì liúxià yī céng hòuhòu de héní ，xíngchéng féiwò de tǔrǎng 。
The Nile floods every year. When flood waters arrive, they cover the fields on both banks of the river. When the flood waters recede, they leave a layer of thick river mud, resulting in fertile soil.
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其实虽然现在是非法的，但是在美国，吸大麻的人并不少，特别是青少年。奥巴马还公开承认他吸过呢。还有，像在荷兰的某些地方吸大麻已经是合法的了，可是那里也没有大麻泛滥啊。
qíshí suīrán xiànzài shì fēifǎ de ，dànshì zài Měiguó ，xī dàmá de rén bìngbù shǎo ，tèbié shì qīngshàonián 。Àobāmǎ hái gōngkāi chéngrèn tā xī guò ne 。háiyǒu ，xiàng zài Hélán de mǒuxiē dìfang xī dàmá yǐjīng shì héfǎ de le ，kěshì nàlǐ yě méiyǒu dàmá fànlàn a 。
In fact, although it's illegal, many people in America smoke marijuana, especially young people. Even Obama has publicly admitted that he's smoked it. Also, in some places like The Netherlands smoking marijuana is already legal, but these places haven't been flooded with marijuana.
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