Meaning of 洪水
洪水 means flood; deluge; inundation; overwhelming surge; deluge (figurative). Pronounced hóng shuǐ. HSK 6.
- flood; deluge; inundation
- overwhelming surge; deluge (figurative)
Definitions & Examples
Lián连
xù续
bào暴
yǔ雨
yǐn引
fā发
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
hóng洪
shuǐ水
。
Continuous heavy rain triggered a severe flood.
Dà大
Yǔ禹
yīn因
zhì治
lǐ理
hóng洪
shuǐ水
ér而
wén闻
míng名
。
Yu the Great is famous for taming the floods.
Cūn村
mín民
men们
xiū修
zhù筑
dī堤
bà坝
yǐ以
dǐ抵
yù御
hóng洪
shuǐ水
。
The villagers built embankments to guard against floods.
Hóng洪
shuǐ水
guò过
hòu后
，
tián田
dì地
bèi被
yū淤
ní泥
fù覆
gài盖
。
After the flood, the fields were covered in silt.