旱灾 hànzāi drought
How to remember 旱灾: 旱 dry + 灾 disaster = drought.
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How it is used
- A drought disaster - 遭受旱灾 (zāoshòu hànzāi) suffer a drought, 严重旱灾 (yánzhòng hànzāi) severe drought.
- Specifically drought as a natural calamity (旱 dry + 灾 disaster); pairs in the set with 水灾 (shuǐzāi, flood).
- Formal, common in agriculture and disaster news.