海啸

hǎixiào

tsunami

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 海嘯

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海啸摧毁了村庄。

The tsunami destroyed the village.

海啸发生后大家逃上山。

After the tsunami, everyone fled to the hills.