Definition
汛 is a bound form (不成词语素) that always appears in compounds related to seasonal river flooding. You will encounter it in words like 汛期 (xùnqī, flood season), 防汛 (fángxùn, flood control), and 汛情 (xùnqíng, flood situation). It cannot stand alone as an independent word in modern Chinese.
b.f.
seasonal floodhigh water (used in compounds)
Examples
- 汛。Měinián liù yuè dào bā yuè shì Cháng Jiāng de xùn qī.Every year from June to August is the flood season of the Yangtze River.
- 。Zhèngfǔ tóurù le dàliàng zījīn jiāqiáng fáng xùn gōngzuò.The government invested a lot of funds to strengthen flood control efforts.
- 汛。Qìxiàng bùmén měitiān fābù zuìxīn de xùn qíng bàogào.The meteorological department issues the latest flood situation report every day.
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