干旱 meaning in English
drought; (of land, climate etc) arid; dry
Meaning of 干旱
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
gānhàn
- drought
- (of land, climate etc) arid; dry
干旱 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
这是三十年代以来最干旱的六月。
This has been the driest six months in thirty years.
去年那个地区遭受了60年来最严重的干旱。
Last year the region was visited by the worst drought in 60 years.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
干 gān · dry · 3 strokes
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旱 hàn · drought · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 干旱.
| 干什么 | gàn shénme | what are you doing?; what's he up to? |
| 干净 | gānjìng | clean; neat |
| 干杯 | gānbēi | to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast) |
| 干活儿 | gànhuór | erhua variant of 幹活|干活[gan4 huo2] |
| 干吗 | gànmá | variant of 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2] |
| 能干 | nénggàn | capable; competent |
| 饼干 | bǐnggān | biscuit; cracker; cookie |
| 干脆 | gāncuì | candid; direct and to the point |
| 干扰 | gānrǎo | to disturb; to interfere |
| 干预 | gānyù | to meddle; to intervene |
| 干涉 | gānshè | to interfere; to meddle |
| 干燥 | gānzào | (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid; (of skin, mouth etc) dry |
Questions about 干旱
What does 干旱 mean?
干旱 (gānhàn) means "drought; (of land, climate etc) arid; dry" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 干旱?
干旱 is made of 2 characters: 干 (3 strokes), 旱 (7 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 干旱 an HSK word?
Yes. 干旱 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 干旱 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 干旱 is written 乾旱.