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旱灾
hànzāi
Description
旱灾是很长时间不下雨，土地和农田缺水的自然灾害。
A 旱灾 is a natural disaster caused by a long period without rain, leading to water shortages in land and farmland.
发生旱灾的时候，很多农民会没有水种庄稼。
When a 旱灾 occurs, many farmers have no water to grow crops.
Meanings
旱灾hànzāi
drought disaster; damage caused by lack of rain
今年这里发生了严重的旱灾。
A severe drought occurred here this year.
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Notes
- Etymology
旱 (drought) + 灾 (disaster), literally a disaster caused by dryness.
- Nuance
旱灾 is the drought as a disaster; 干旱 describes the dry weather condition itself.
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