洪灾

洪災

hóngzāi

noun #54,248

Meanings

1 flood disaster
2 flooding

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

今年南方发生了严重的洪灾。

Jīnnián nánfāng fāshēng le yánzhòng de hóngzāi.

A serious flood struck southern China this year.

HSK 7-9

洪灾过后要防止疫情。

Hóngzāi guòhòu yào fángzhǐ yìqíng.

Epidemics must be prevented in the wake of a flood.

Tips

usage

洪 = floodwaters, 灾 = disaster. Use for the disaster itself; the plain word for a flood event is 洪水. News coverage uses phrases like 特大洪灾 (catastrophic flood).

Stroke Order

洪 hóng

灾 zāi