famine; disaster-induced scarcity
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
famine; disaster-induced crop failure and desolation
formalFormal term referring to large-scale disaster situations involving food shortage and land devastation.
Zhè这
chǎng场
zāi灾
huāng荒
dǎo导
zhì致
le了
dà大
piàn片
tǔ土
dì地
huāng荒
wú芜
。
This famine caused large tracts of land to become desolate.
Zāi灾
huāng荒
nián年
jiān间
，
liáng粮
shí食
jià价
gé格
fēi飞
zhǎng涨
。
During famine years, grain prices soared.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
cǎi采
qǔ取
cuò措
shī施
yìng应
duì对
zāi灾
huāng荒
。
The government took measures to deal with the famine.
Lián连
nián年
zhàn战
luàn乱
yǐn引
fā发
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
zāi灾
huāng荒
。
Years of war triggered a severe famine.