plagued by misfortunes; disaster-prone
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
plagued by many disasters and misfortunes; disaster-ridden
literaryUsed to describe a person, family, region, or period of time that suffers a series of calamities. Often implies hardship and adversity.
Nà那
ge个
duō多
zāi灾
duō多
nàn难
de的
guó国
jiā家
jīng经
lì历
le了
lián连
nián年
de的
zhàn战
luàn乱
hé和
jī饥
huāng荒
。
That disaster-ridden country has suffered years of war and famine.
Tā他
de的
yī一
shēng生
zhēn真
shì是
duō多
zāi灾
duō多
nàn难
，
dàn但
cóng从
wèi未
fàng放
qì弃
xī希
wàng望
。
His life has been plagued by misfortunes, but he never gave up hope.
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Duō多
zāi灾
duō多
nàn难
de的
shí时
dài代
yǐ已
jīng经
guò过
qù去
，
xiàn现
zài在
wǒ我
men们
yíng迎
lái来
le了
hé和
píng平
yǔ与
fā发
zhǎn展
。
The disaster-ridden era has passed, and now we have ushered in peace and development.
Huí回
gù顾
zhè这
bù部
duō多
zāi灾
duō多
nàn难
de的
lì历
shǐ史
，
rén人
mín民
gèng更
jiā加
zhēn珍
xī惜
lái来
zhī之
bù不
yì易
de的
wěn稳
dìng定
。
Looking back at this history fraught with disasters, the people cherish the hard-won stability even more.