干旱期 (gān hàn qī) — drought period, dry spell | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

drought perioddry spell

Examples

干旱期。
Zhè ge dì qū jīng lì le cháng dá sān nián de gān hàn qī.
This region experienced a drought period lasting three years.
干旱期。
gān hàn qī Duì nóng yè shēng chǎn zào chéng le yán zhòng yǐng xiǎng.
The drought period had a severe impact on agricultural production.
干旱期。
Zhèng fǔ cǎi qǔ cuò shī yìng duì chí xù de gān hàn qī.
The government took measures to deal with the ongoing drought period.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

干旱drought

干gāndry旱hàndry

联合Side by side

期qīperiod

干 and 旱 both mean dry, and 期 marks a stretch of time, so a dry spell.

Characters in this word

The simplified 干 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (饼干, 干杯) it is 乾; in others (干, 干活儿) (干扰) it is 幹 or 干.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 乾; 干 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

倝

倝gàn乾gān

Same sound today

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

其

其qí期qī

Same sound today

The original form paired 其 for its sound with 日 (sun). A related form changed that sun to 月, and this later developed into 期.

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