# 泛滥 (fànlàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 泛滥 (fànlàn) means “to flood; to run rampant”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to flood; to run rampant
- Pinyin: fànlàn (fan4 lan4)
- Traditional: 氾濫
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 连续的暴雨导致河水泛滥。
  Liánxù de bàoyǔ dǎozhì héshuǐ fànlàn.
  Heavy rain caused the river to flood.

## Characters

- 泛 (fàn): general; non-specific
- 滥 (làn): overflowing; excessive

https://hanziro.com/word/fan-lan-flood/

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