How to say “drought” in Chinese
drought
“Drought” in Chinese is 旱灾, hàn zāi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
旱灾 is read hàn zāi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 日 “sun”; below, 干 gān “dry” gives both meaning and reading.
On top, 宀 “roof”; under it, 火 “fire”: a house on fire.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “旱灾”.
More words from the lesson “Typhoon, drought, fire”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “drought” in Chinese?
“Drought” in Chinese is 旱灾, pinyin hànzāi.
What does 旱灾 mean?
旱灾 (hànzāi) means “drought”.
How do you write 旱灾?
旱灾 is 2 characters: 旱 (hàn) — drought; 灾 (zāi) — disaster. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 旱灾?
旱灾 is read hànzāi. Tones: hàn — fourth tone, zāi — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“drought” in the lesson “Typhoon, drought, fire”
This word is from the topic “Energy, ecology, disasters” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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