洪水

hóngshuǐ

noun HSK 6 #8,969

Meanings

1 flood; deluge; floodwater

Characters

vast; flood; great

Great water — a flood of overwhelming force.

Examples

洪水冲毁了很多房屋。

Hóngshuǐ chōng huǐ le hěnduō fángwū.

The flood destroyed many houses.

每年夏天这里都会发洪水。

Měinián xiàtiān zhèlǐ dōuhuì fā hóngshuǐ.

This place floods every summer.

防洪措施非常重要。

Fáng hóng cuòshī fēicháng zhòngyào.

Flood prevention measures are very important.

Tips

culture

大禹治水 (Dà Yǔ zhì shuǐ) — the legend of Great Yu taming the floods — is one of China's foundational myths. Yu spent 13 years controlling floods and became the first emperor of the Xia Dynasty.

Stroke Order

洪 hóng

水 shuǐ