Definition

Examples

• 暴雨导致海水倒灌，淹没了沿海的街道。
  Bàoyǔ dǎozhì hǎishuǐ dào guàn, yānmò le yánhǎi de jiēdào.
  The heavy rain caused seawater to flow backward, flooding the coastal streets.
• 排水系统堵塞后，污水倒灌进地下室。
  Páishuǐ xìtǒng dǔsè hòu, wūshuǐ dào guàn jìn dìxiàshì.
  After the drainage system was clogged, the sewage backed up into the basement.
• 由于台风影响，河水倒灌，农田被淹。
  Yóuyú táifēng yǐngxiǎng, héshuǐ dào guàn, nóngtián bèi yān.
  Due to the typhoon, the river water flowed backward and the farmland was flooded.