抗洪

kànghóng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to fight floods

Examples

HSK 3
Měi nián xiàtiān, nánfāng hěnduō dìfang dōu yào kànghóng.
Every summer, many places in the south have to fight floods.
HSK 7-9
Nà nián Chángjiāng fā dàshuǐ, jǐwàn míng zhànshì gǎnlái kànghóng.
That year the Yangtze flooded, and tens of thousands of soldiers rushed in to fight the flood.

Tips

usage
Mostly heard in 抗洪抢险, fighting floods and carrying out emergency rescue, and 抗洪救灾, flood fighting and disaster relief. 抗, "to resist", pairs with other disasters too: 抗旱 (to fight drought), 抗震 (earthquake-resistant).

Stroke Order

抗 kàng
洪 hóng