粮荒

糧荒

liánghuāng

noun

Meanings

1 food shortage
2 grain shortage
3 famine

Characters

shortage; famine

Examples

HSK 6

那一年发生了严重的旱灾，很多地方都闹粮荒。

Nà yì nián fāshēng le yánzhòng de hànzāi, hěnduō dìfang dōu nào liánghuāng.

That year there was a severe drought, and many places suffered food shortages.

HSK 6

专家担心，气候变化可能引发全球粮荒。

Zhuānjiā dānxīn, qìhòu biànhuà kěnéng yǐnfā quánqiú liánghuāng.

Experts worry that climate change could trigger a global food shortage.

Tips

usage

荒 after a noun means a severe shortage of it: 粮荒 (food), 电荒 (power), 水荒 (water). The verb that goes with them is 闹: 闹粮荒, to be hit by a food shortage.

Stroke Order

粮 liáng

荒 huāng