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泛滥 (fàn làn) — how to say "to overflow" in Chinese
泛滥
To overflow, to spread widely
verb
Character composition
泛
to spread, general
滥
excessive, unrestrained
Radicals / Keys
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
Collocations
信息泛滥
xìn xī fàn làn
information overload
Examples
最近网上虚假信息泛滥，大家要小心。
Recently, false information has been spreading widely online, everyone should be careful.
河水泛滥了。
The river overflowed.
Frequently asked questions
Overflow meaning in Chinese
"to overflow" in Chinese is 泛滥 (fàn làn).
What does 泛滥 mean in English?
泛滥 (fàn làn) means "To overflow, to spread widely".
How is 泛滥 pronounced?
It is pronounced fàn làn (written as fan lan, fanlan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to overflow" in Chinese characters?
It is written 泛滥: 泛 has 7 strokes, 滥 has 13 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 泛滥?
泛滥 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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