suffer disaster; be hit by calamity
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to suffer a disaster; to be hit by a calamity
Often refers to natural disasters like floods, droughts, or famines befalling a region.
Nà那
ge个
dì地
qū区
qù去
nián年
nào闹
zāi灾
le了
。
That area was hit by a disaster last year.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
nào闹
zāi灾
de的
shí时
hòu候
，
hěn很
duō多
nóng农
mín民
dōu都
táo逃
huāng荒
qù去
le了
。
When disasters struck in the old society, many farmers fled from famine.
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Lián连
xù续
sān三
nián年
gān干
hàn旱
，
zhè这
ge个
dì地
fāng方
nào闹
zāi灾
nào闹
de得
lì厉
hai害
。
Three consecutive years of drought have caused serious calamities in this place.