disaster; calamity; catastrophe
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
disaster; calamity; catastrophe
Covers both natural disasters (earthquakes, floods, droughts) and human-caused calamities (war, pollution). Often used with measure word 场.
Qù去
nián年
zhè这
ge个
dì地
qū区
zāo遭
shòu受
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
hàn旱
zāi灾
。
Last year this region suffered from a severe drought disaster.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
yǐ已
jīng经
cǎi采
qǔ取
le了
cuò措
shī施
lái来
fáng防
zhǐ止
zāi灾
hài害
de的
fā发
shēng生
。
The government has already taken measures to prevent the occurrence of disasters.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
zì自
rán然
zāi灾
hài害
zào造
chéng成
le了
jù巨
dà大
de的
jīng经
jì济
sǔn损
shī失
。
This natural disaster caused enormous economic losses.
Dì地
zhèn震
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
bù不
kě可
yù预
cè测
de的
dì地
zhì质
zāi灾
hài害
。
Earthquakes are unpredictable geological disasters.