洪水

hóng shuǐ · hong shui

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. deluge; flood

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2 examples
01

小(xiǎo)镇(zhèn)被(bèi)暴(bào)风(fēng)雨(yǔ)后(hòu)的(de)洪(hóng)水(shuǐ)摧(cuī)毁(huǐ)了(le)。

The town was destroyed by the flood after the storm.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

许(xǔ)多(duō)房(fáng)屋(wū)被(bèi)洪(hóng)水(shuǐ)冲(chōng)走(zǒu)了(le)。

A lot of houses were washed away by the flood.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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