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    Using 溺水 (nìshuǐ) to express "drowning"

    Actions & Events
    Result & Consequence

    Structure

    有人 + 溺水 / 溺水 + 事故

    Explanation

    The word 溺水 (nìshuǐ) means "drowning" or "to drown" and combines 溺 (to drown) with 水 (water). It is used in emergency and safety contexts to describe incidents where a person is submerged in water and unable to breathe. A common pattern is 有人溺水 (someone is drowning).

    Examples

    • 夏天带孩子去游泳要注意溺水的危险。

      Xiàtiān dài háizi qù yóuyǒng yào zhùyì nìshuǐ de wéixiǎn.

      When taking children swimming in summer, watch out for the danger of drowning.

    • 那个男孩差点溺水，幸好被救了。

      Nàge nánhái chàdiǎn nìshuǐ, xìnghǎo bèi jiù le.

      That boy nearly drowned, but fortunately he was rescued.

    • 学校开设了防溺水安全课。

      Xuéxiào kāishè le fáng nìshuǐ ānquán kè.

      The school has started a drowning prevention safety course.

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