flood season; high-water period
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flood season; high-water period; season of rising river levels
Technical term used in hydrology, meteorology, and disaster prevention. In China, the main flood season (主汛期) for most rivers is during the summer monsoon (July–August), while northern rivers may also have a spring flood season (凌汛 or 桃汛) due to ice melt.
Měi每
nián年
qī七
yuè月
zhì至
jiǔ九
yuè月
shì是
Cháng长
Jiāng江
liú流
yù域
de的
zhǔ主
xùn汛
qī期
。
July through September is the main flood season for the Yangtze River basin every year.
Yóu由
yú于
lián连
xù续
bào暴
yǔ雨
，
jīn今
nián年
xùn汛
qī期
tí提
qián前
dào到
lái来
。
Due to continuous torrential rain, the flood season arrived early this year.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
zài在
xùn汛
qī期
qī期
jiān间
jiā加
qiáng强
le了
dī堤
bà坝
xún巡
chá查
hé和
yù预
jǐng警
xì系
tǒng统
。
The government strengthened dike inspections and early warning systems during the flood season.
Huáng黄
Hé河
shàng上
yóu游
zài在
chūn春
jì季
cháng常
chū出
xiàn现
líng凌
xùn汛
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
Ice-jam floods often occur in the upper reaches of the Yellow River in spring.