flood; flood disaster
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
flood disaster; floods
neutralA formal term for a disaster caused by overflowing water, typically causing damage to property and loss of life.
Qù去
nián年
xià夏
tiān天
，
gāi该
dì地
qū区
zāo遭
yù遇
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
shuǐ水
zāi灾
。
Last summer, the region suffered severe floods.
Chí持
xù续
de的
bào暴
yǔ雨
yǐn引
fā发
le了
dà大
fàn范
wéi围
de的
shuǐ水
zāi灾
。
Persistent heavy rains caused widespread flooding.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
hé和
mín民
zhòng众
zhèng正
hé合
lì力
jìn进
xíng行
shuǐ水
zāi灾
hòu后
de的
chóng重
jiàn建
gōng工
zuò作
。
The government and the public are working together on post-flood reconstruction.
Fáng防
fàn范
shuǐ水
zāi灾
xū需
yào要
wán完
shàn善
de的
shuǐ水
lì利
shè设
shī施
hé和
yù预
jǐng警
xì系
tǒng统
。
Preventing flood disasters requires sound water conservancy facilities and early warning systems.