电荒

電荒

diànhuāng

noun

Meanings

HSK 6

夏季用电高峰，部分地区出现电荒。

Xiàjì yòng diàn gāofēng, bùfen dìqū chūxiàn diànhuāng.

During the summer peak in electricity use, some regions experienced power shortages.

HSK 7-9

电荒迫使工厂错峰生产。

Diànhuāng pòshǐ gōngchǎng cuòfēng shēngchǎn.

The electricity shortage forced factories to stagger their production.

usage

荒 (wasteland, shortage) makes shortage compounds: 电荒 (power), 油荒 (fuel), 钱荒 (cash crunch), 粮荒 (food shortage), 水荒 (water shortage).

电 diàn

荒 huāng