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What does 泛滥 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

泛滥 fànlàn

to run rampant; to spread unchecked

It can also mean

  • to flood; to overflow

Its characters

  1. 泛 fàn to flood (as in 泛滥)
  2. 滥 làn to overflow

In a sentence

大雨过后,河水泛滥了。 After the heavy rain, the river flooded.

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