autumn flooding; autumn freshet
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autumn flooding; autumn freshet; seasonal rise of river water levels in autumn
technicalTechnical hydrological term referring to high water levels in rivers during the autumn season, typically caused by concentrated rainfall between the Start of Autumn (立秋) and Frost's Descent (霜降).
Jīn今
nián年
cháng长
jiāng江
liú流
yù域
chū出
xiàn现
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
qiū秋
xùn汛
。
This year, the Yangtze River basin experienced severe autumn flooding.
Qiū秋
xùn汛
qī期
jiān间
，
shuǐ水
lì利
bù部
mén门
jiā加
qiáng强
le了
dī堤
bà坝
de的
xún巡
chá查
。
During the autumn high-water season, water conservancy departments strengthened inspections of the embankments.
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Yǔ与
chūn春
xùn汛
bù不
tóng同
，
qiū秋
xùn汛
wǎng往
wǎng往
chí持
xù续
shí时
jiān间
jiào较
cháng长
。
Unlike spring flooding, autumn freshets often last for a relatively long time.