涝 lào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 劳 to labor, to toil
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
涝
lào
waterlogged; flooded
Character
Example phrases
- 南方连续暴雨后，低洼农田涝得无法播种，排水系统的短板暴露无遗。 Nánfāng liánxù bàoyǔ hòu, dīwā nóngtián lào de wúfǎ bōzhòng, páishuǐ xìtǒng de duǎnbǎn bàolù wúyí. After continuous heavy rain in the south, low-lying farmland became so waterlogged that sowing was impossible, fully exposing weaknesses in the drainage system.
- 今年雨水太多，庄稼都涝了。 Jīnnián yǔshuǐ tài duō, zhuāngjia dōu lào le. There was too much rain this year, and the crops are waterlogged.
- 地势低的田容易涝，一下大雨就积水。 Dìshì dī de tián róngyì lào, yí xià dàyǔ jiù jīshuǐ. Low-lying fields flood easily, and water collects as soon as heavy rain falls.
Related words
- 漫 màn to overflow; to spread; to cover
- 泥潭 nítán quagmire; mire
- 茫茫 mángmáng boundless; vast and indistinct
- 礁石 jiāoshí reef; rock in the sea
- 澎湃 péngpài surging; stirring; powerful
- 鸟巢 niǎocháo bird’s nest
- 奇观 qíguān wonder; spectacle; marvellous sight
- 鲸 jīng whale
- 热带 rèdài the tropics; tropical zone
- 盆地 péndì basin
- 流域 liúyù river basin; drainage area
- 上游 shàngyóu upstream; upper reaches; upstream sector