huāng
nián

common

Meaning of 荒年

荒年 means famine year; year of crop failure or poor harvest. Pronounced huāng nián.

  • famine year; year of crop failure or poor harvest

Definitions & Examples

Jiù
shè
huì
 
lǎo
bǎi
xìng
zuì
dào
huāng
nián
 

In the old society, common people were most afraid of encountering a famine year.

Zhè
chǎng
hàn
dǎo
zhì
le
hǎo
chù
fāng
de
huāng
nián
 

This severe drought led to famine years in several regions.

ye
shuō
 
tóng
nián
shí
jīng
guo
de
huāng
nián
 

Grandpa said he experienced a terrible famine year during his childhood.

Zài
dài
 
huāng
nián
cháng
cháng
yǐn
shè
huì
dòng
dàng
rén
kǒu
qiān
 

In ancient times, famine years often triggered social unrest and population migration.