Word: 淹 (yān) 淹 dictionary entry yān to flood; to submerge; to drown; to irritate the skin (of liquids); to delay Full dictionary entry for 淹 Example sentences using 淹 3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 大雨把农田都淹了。 Dàyǔ bǎ nóngtián dōu yānle. The heavy rain flooded all the farmland. 大雨把村子的路都淹了。 Dàyǔ bǎ cūnzi de lù dōu yānle. The heavy rain flooded all the roads in the village. 河水泛滥，农田都被淹了。 Héshuǐ fànlàn, nóngtián dōu bèi yānle. The river flooded, and all the farmland was under water.