大水 (dà shuǐ) — flood

Definition

Examples

• 大雨过后，村里发生了大水。
  Dà yǔ guò hòu, cūn lǐ fā shēng le dà shuǐ.
  After heavy rain, a flood occurred in the village.
• 大水冲毁了许多房屋。
  dà shuǐ Chōng huǐ le xǔ duō fáng wū.
  The flood destroyed many houses.
• 因为大水，他们不得不离开家园。
  Yīn wèi dà shuǐ, tā men bù dé bù lí kāi jiā yuán.
  Because of the flood, they had to leave their homes.

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