洪水 hóngshuǐ deluge
deluge; flood
怎么记住“洪水”: 洪 deluge + 水 water = deluge.
汉字
用法
- A flood/deluge - 爆发洪水 (bàofā hóngshuǐ) a flood breaks out, 抗洪 (kànghóng) fight the flood.
- The large-scale disaster of flooding waters; 洪 (deluge) + 水 (water).
- Contrast 水灾 (shuǐzāi, flood disaster as an event); 洪水 is the floodwater itself.
例句
- 许多房屋被洪水冲走了。 Xǔduō fángwū bèi hóngshuǐ chōngzǒu le.A lot of houses were washed away by the flood.
- 洪水涌到了窗户的高度。 Hóngshuǐ yǒngdào le chuānghù de gāodù.The flood water reached the level of the windows.
- 好几间小屋被洪水孤立起来了。 Hǎojǐjiān xiǎowū bèi hóngshuǐ gūlì qǐlái le.Several cottages have been isolated by the flood water.