洪水

• 拼音: hóng shuǐ
• 汉字拆解: 洪 = 氵 (water) + 共 (together), meaning vast flood; 水 = pictograph of flowing water

含义

Flood; floodwaters. An overflow of water that submerges normally dry land.

Used for natural disasters and metaphorically for overwhelming forces. Common collocations: 洪水泛滥 (flood overflows), 洪水猛兽 (flood and fierce beasts — metaphor for great dangers), 抗洪 (flood control). China has a long history of flood management.

例句

1. 连续暴雨导致河水暴涨，洪水冲毁了好几座桥梁。
2. 古代治理洪水的故事在中国文化中占有重要地位，比如大禹治水。
3. 政府紧急调派救援队伍，帮助洪水中受困的群众转移。

用法指南

语境: disaster, weather, history

语气: serious

正确说法

• 洪水来了，赶快撤离！(The flood is coming, evacuate immediately!)
• 那年的洪水造成了很大损失。(That year's flood caused great losses.)

错误说法

• 把小水灾叫洪水 (Don't call minor flooding 洪水 — it implies a major, destructive flood)

起源与历史

Compound of 洪 (vast, flood) + 水 (water). 洪 originally depicted a great expanse of water.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal