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泛滥
泛濫
fànlàn
1. to be in flood
2. to overflow (the banks)
3. to inundate
4. to spread unchecked
HSK 6

Character Breakdown

泛
fàn
to drift, to float; broad, vast; careless, reckless
HSK 5 7 丶
滥
làn
to flood, to overflow; excessive
HSK 6 13 丶

Compound Words (1)

泛滥成灾
fànlànchéngzāi
flood causes disaster (idiom); fig. swamped with work

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