Drought in Chinese
drought · HSK 6
干旱
- 干 to do
- 旱 drought
今年夏天这里发生了严重的干旱。 There was a severe drought here this summer.
Other ways to say drought
More words with 干 or 旱
How do you say drought in Chinese?
Drought in Chinese is 干旱 (gān hàn). You can also say 旱灾 (hàn zāi).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
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