干旱, gānhàn
Meaning: dry, arid, drought
HSK 6 word
Example
今年夏天非常干旱。
Jīnnián xiàtiān fēicháng gānhàn.
This summer has been very dry.
More HSK 6 words
- 旱灾hànzāidrought
- 洪水hóngshuǐflood
- 火灾huǒzāifire (disaster)
- 台风táifēngtyphoon
- 淹yānto flood, to submerge, to drown
- 淹没yānmòto submerge, to flood, to drown out
- 伤亡shāngwángcasualties, to be injured or killed
- 伤员shāngyuánwounded person, the injured
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