zāi
huāng

common
noun

Meaning of 灾荒

灾荒 means famine; disaster-induced crop failure and desolation. Pronounced zāi huāng.

  • famine; disaster-induced crop failure and desolation

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
chǎng
zāi
huāng
dǎo
zhì
le
piàn
huāng
 

This famine caused large tracts of land to become desolate.

Zāi
huāng
nián
jiān
 
liáng
shí
jià
fēi
zhǎng
 

During famine years, grain prices soared.

Zhèng
cǎi
cuò
shī
yìng
duì
zāi
huāng
 

The government took measures to deal with the famine.

Lián
nián
zhàn
luàn
yǐn
le
yán
zhòng
de
zāi
huāng
 

Years of war triggered a severe famine.