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The Chinese word ganhan - 干旱 - gānhàn
(drought in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
gānhàn
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English translations
drought, aridity
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干旱 ( ganhan / gānhàn ) in traditional characters
幹旱
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 干旱 ( ganhan / gānhàn ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Jinnian xiatian tebie ganhan.
Jīnnián xiàtiān tèbié gānhàn.– English translation: This summer has been especially dry.
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Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
dry | drought
More words that mean drought in Chinese
hàn ( 旱 )
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