great catastrophe; disaster
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
great catastrophe; huge disaster
formalRefers to disasters on a massive scale, often causing widespread destruction and suffering. It can describe historical events (e.g., wars, famines, genocides) or natural disasters of immense magnitude.
Nà那
chǎng场
zhàn战
zhēng争
gěi给
rén人
mín民
dài带
lái来
le了
kōng空
qián前
de的
hào浩
jié劫
。
That war brought an unprecedented catastrophe upon the people.
Zhè这
chǎng场
dì地
zhèn震
wú无
yì异
yú于
yī一
chǎng场
hào浩
jié劫
，
zhěng整
gè个
chéng城
shì市
jī几
hū乎
bèi被
yí夷
wèi为
píng平
dì地
。
This earthquake was nothing less than a great catastrophe, the entire city was almost leveled to the ground.
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Rén人
lèi类
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
céng曾
duō多
cì次
cǎn惨
zāo遭
hào浩
jié劫
。
Human history has suffered great disasters many times.
Hé核
zhàn战
zhēng争
de的
wēi威
xié胁
kě可
néng能
dǎo导
zhì致
quán全
qiú球
xìng性
de的
hào浩
jié劫
。
The threat of nuclear war could lead to a global catastrophe.