How to say “flood” in Chinese
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“Flood” in Chinese is 洪水, hóng shuǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
洪水 is read hóng shuǐ: 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 the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 共 gòng hints at the reading.
A picture of a stream.
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 “洪水”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 洪水. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 连续三天的暴雨引起了洪水。liánxùsāntiāndebàoyǔyǐnqǐlehóngshuǐThree days of heavy rain in a row caused a flood.
- 整个村庄被洪水淹没了。zhěnggècūnzhuāngbèihóngshuǐyānmòleThe whole village was submerged by the flood.
- 洪水淹没了农田hóngshuǐyānmòlenóngtiánThe flood submerged the fields.
More words from the lesson “Flood”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “flood” in Chinese?
“Flood” in Chinese is 洪水, pinyin hóngshuǐ.
What does 洪水 mean?
洪水 (hóngshuǐ) means “flood”.
How do you write 洪水?
洪水 is 2 characters: 洪 (hóng) — flood; vast; 水 (shuǐ) — water. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 洪水?
洪水 is read hóngshuǐ. Tones: hóng — second tone, shuǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“flood” in the lesson “Flood”
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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