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水灾
shuǐzāi
Description
水灾是指水太多引起的灾难，比如下大雨或者河水太高的时候。
A 水灾 is a disaster caused by too much water, such as heavy rain or high river levels.
发生水灾的时候，很多房子和田地都会被水淹了。
When a 水灾 happens, many houses and fields get flooded.
Meanings
水灾shuǐzāi
flood; flood disaster
今年夏天南方发生了大水灾。
There was a major flood in the south this summer.
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Notes
- Etymology
水 (water) + 灾 (disaster), meaning a disaster caused by water.
- Nuance
水灾 is the disaster event; 洪水 refers to the floodwater itself.
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