Chinese Word: 旱 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

旱HSK 6

Pinyin: hàn

English Definition: drought

Chinese Definition:
①长时间不下雨，缺雨，缺水，与“涝”相对：旱季。旱灾。干旱。防旱。
②非水田的、无水的、陆地上的，与水无关的：旱井。旱田。旱獭。

Antonyms: 涝

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 日

Ideographic:The sun 日 baking a desert 干; 干 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 日 [ rì ] sun; day; daytime
- 干 [ gàn ] arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade

Similar Characters: 星

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干旱HSK 6	gān hàn	drought; arid; dry
抗旱	kàng hàn	drought-resistant; to weather a drought
旱灾	hàn zāi	drought
旱情	hàn qíng	drought conditions
旱烟	hàn yān	tobacco (smoked in a long-stemmed pipe)

1		gān hàn 干旱 dǎo zhì 导致 dì miàn 地面 kāi shǐ 开始 chū xiàn 出现 liè wén 裂纹。 The ground began to crack from the drought.
2		xī bù 西部 fā shēng 发生 le 了 yán zhòng 严重 de 的 gān hàn 干旱， liáng shi 粮食 chǎn liàng 产量 ruì jiǎn 锐减。 The west is suffering from severe drought, leading to sharp decreases in crop yields.
3		xué huì 学会 jié yuē 节约 yòng shuǐ 用水 shì 是 měi ge rén 每个人 de 的 zé rèn 责任， yóu qí 尤其 zài 在 gān hàn 干旱 de 的 dì qū 地区。 Learning to save water is everyone's responsibility, especially in dry areas.
4		yán jiū 研究 biǎo míng 表明， gān hàn 干旱 dì qū 地区 yīng gāi 应该 zhuǎn yí 转移 gēng zhòng 耕种 fāng shì 方式 lái 来 tí gāo 提高 chǎn liàng 产量。 Research shows that drought-prone areas should shift agriculture to increase yields.
5		zhè chǎng 这场 dà yǔ 大雨 lái de 来得 zhēn shi 真是 shí hou 时候， wèi 为 nà xiē 那些 zhèng zài 正在 hàn jì 旱季 de 的 nóng mín 农民 pái yōu jiě nàn 排忧解难。 This heavy rain comes at the right time, alleviating the worries of farmers during a drought.

1		gān hàn 干旱 dǎo zhì 导致 dì miàn 地面 kāi shǐ 开始 chū xiàn 出现 liè wén 裂纹。 The ground began to crack from the drought.
2		xī bù 西部 fā shēng 发生 le 了 yán zhòng 严重 de 的 gān hàn 干旱， liáng shi 粮食 chǎn liàng 产量 ruì jiǎn 锐减。 The west is suffering from severe drought, leading to sharp decreases in crop yields.
3		xué huì 学会 jié yuē 节约 yòng shuǐ 用水 shì 是 měi ge rén 每个人 de 的 zé rèn 责任， yóu qí 尤其 zài 在 gān hàn 干旱 de 的 dì qū 地区。 Learning to save water is everyone's responsibility, especially in dry areas.
4		yán jiū 研究 biǎo míng 表明， gān hàn 干旱 dì qū 地区 yīng gāi 应该 zhuǎn yí 转移 gēng zhòng 耕种 fāng shì 方式 lái 来 tí gāo 提高 chǎn liàng 产量。 Research shows that drought-prone areas should shift agriculture to increase yields.
5		zhè chǎng 这场 dà yǔ 大雨 lái de 来得 zhēn shi 真是 shí hou 时候， wèi 为 nà xiē 那些 zhèng zài 正在 hàn jì 旱季 de 的 nóng mín 农民 pái yōu jiě nàn 排忧解难。 This heavy rain comes at the right time, alleviating the worries of farmers during a drought.