Definition

1. Verb: To save or rescue rice plants (or other crops) from drought conditions; to provide relief from drought, specifically in an agricultural context. This term combines the action of saving ("cứu") with the specific condition of drought ("hạn").

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nông dân đang nỗ lực cứu hạn cho cánh đồng lúa. (The farmers are making efforts to save the rice field from the drought.)
  • Chính phủ đã triển khai nhiều biện pháp để cứu hạn vùng khô hạn. (The government has implemented many measures to provide drought relief for the arid region.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is highly specific to agricultural and environmental contexts. It implies an urgent, organized effort to mitigate the effects of a drought on crops, often involving irrigation, water management, or emergency aid.
• It is typically used in formal reports, news articles, or official discussions about agricultural crises.

Variants and Related Words

• Cứu hộ (verb): To rescue, to provide relief (general term, not specific to drought). (to rescue accident victims).
• Chống hạn (verb): To combat/fight against drought. This focuses more on the preventative or ongoing struggle rather than the specific act of saving already affected crops.
• Hạn hán (noun): Drought (the natural disaster itself).

Synonyms

• Giải hạn: To relieve/alleviate drought (similar meaning, slightly more formal).
• Cấp nước cứu lúa: To provide water to save the rice (a more descriptive phrase).

Notes on Meaning

• The core meaning is saving crops from drought. It is not used for saving people or objects from other types of disasters.
• The reference definition "sauver les plants de riz de la sécheresse" accurately captures the primary agricultural focus of the term.