Mandarin · 15 November 2026 · Passive Constructions
被水淹没被水淹沒
bèi shuǐ yānmòPinyin
to be submerged by water / flooded
passive verb phrase
Describes a location, floor, or object being completely submerged, inundated, or overwhelmed ('淹沒') by leaking water or rising floodwaters.
In a sentence
洗手间的水管突然爆裂漏水，大伙醒来时发现一房一厅的客厅玄关地面已经被水淹没了。
Xǐshǒujiān de shuǐguǎn tūrán bàoliè lòushuǐ, dàhuǒ xǐnglái shí fāxiàn yī fáng yī tīng de kètīng xuánguān dìmiàn yǐjīng bèi shuǐ yānmò le.
The water pipe in the restroom suddenly burst and leaked; when everyone woke up, they found the entryway and living room floor of the one-bedroom apartment already completely submerged by water.