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title: "Hongshui Meaning: 洪水 (hóngshuǐ) Means “flood”"
description: "洪水 (hóngshuǐ) means “flood; floodwaters”. Hear its tones, see what 洪 and 水 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hongshui"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 洪水 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

洪水 hóngshuǐ

## flood; floodwaters

## Its characters

1. 洪 hóng flood (as in 洪水)
2. 水 shuǐ water

## In a sentence

洪水冲坏了村里的桥。 The flood damaged the bridge in the village.

第二，不怕**洪水**。

From [赵州桥 · Zhaozhou Bridge, the world's oldest open-spandrel arch](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhaozhou-bridge-oldest-open-spandrel-arch#library-word-364-366)

[More about 洪水](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B4%AA%E6%B0%B4)

## More words with 洪 or 水

- [淡水 dànshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danshui)
- [风水 fēngshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengshui)
- [汗水 hànshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanshui)
- [划水 huáshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huashui)
- [开水 kāishuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaishui)
- [口水 kǒushuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/koushui)
- [矿泉水 kuàngquánshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuangquanshui)
- [泪水 lèishuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/leishui)
- [流水 liúshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liushui)
- [潜水 qiánshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianshui)

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