English–Chinese
“drown” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinnì shuǐ
Example
小孩在泳池里溺水，家长很紧张。xiǎo hái zài yǒng chí lǐ nì shuǐ jiā zhǎng hěn jǐn zhāng
The child is drowning in the pool, and the parent is very worried.
How to say “drown” in Chinese
“Drown” in Chinese is 溺水 (nì shuǐ).
Water replaces the air around a person, turning a swim or accident into a life-threatening loss of breath.
Example sentences with 溺水
邻居看到有人在河里溺水，立刻跳下去把人救起。lín jū kàn dào yǒu rén zài hé lǐ nì shuǐ lì kè tiào xià qù bǎ rén jiù qǐ
The neighbor saw someone drowning in the river and immediately jumped in to rescue them.
Tips for using 溺水
- The word normally presents the person as undergoing the emergency rather than as the person causing it, which helps distinguish it from English transitive uses for making someone lose air.