5 sentences

1. 那一带正在闹饥荒。

   nà yī​dài zhèng​zài nào jī​huāng.

   A famine is ravaging that area.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 每逢灾年，富商都会在门前向饥民施粥。

   měi féng zāi nián, fù​shāng dōu huì zài mén​qián xiàng jī​mín shī zhōu.

   In disaster years, wealthy merchants would serve porridge to the hungry outside their doors.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 他为了给孩子看病，在外面拉了不少饥荒。

   tā wèi​le gěi hái​zi kàn​bìng, zài wài​miàn lā le bù​shǎo jī​huāng.

   He ran up a lot of debt to pay for his child's medical treatment.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

4. 连续三年的旱灾导致了这场严重的饥荒。

   lián​xù sān nián de hàn​zāi dǎo​zhì le zhè cháng yán​zhòng de jī​huāng.

   Three consecutive years of drought have led to this severe famine.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. 历史上有许多因为饥荒而被迫造反的农民起义。

   lì​shǐ shàng yǒu xǔ​duō yīn​wèi jī​huāng ér bèi​pò zào​fǎn de nóng​mín qǐ​yì.

   History has many peasant uprisings that were forced into rebellion by famine.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary