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Expressing "flood" with 洪 (hóng)
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Explanation
The character 洪 (hóng) means "flood" or "deluge" and is commonly used in compound words such as 洪水 (floodwater). It describes large, overwhelming flows of water, typically caused by heavy rainfall or natural disasters. You will often see it in news reports about weather events and natural calamities.
Examples
连续几天的暴雨引发了严重的洪水。
Liánxù jǐ tiān de bàoyǔ yǐnfā le yánzhòng de hóngshuǐ.
Several consecutive days of heavy rain triggered severe flooding.
洪水冲毁了好几座桥，交通完全中断了。
Hóngshuǐ chōnghuǐ le hǎo jǐ zuò qiáo, jiāotōng wánquán zhōngduàn le.
The floodwaters destroyed several bridges and traffic was completely cut off.
政府派了大量人员去抗洪救灾。
Zhèngfǔ pài le dàliàng rényuán qù kànghóng jiùzāi.
The government dispatched a large number of personnel for flood relief.