disaster; calamity; catastrophe
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
disaster; calamity; catastrophe (natural or man-made)
Refers to both natural disasters (such as floods or earthquakes) and human-caused tragedies (such as wars or accidents).
Zhè这
chǎng场
zāi灾
huò祸
lái来
de得
tài太
tū突
rán然
le了
。
This disaster came too suddenly.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
gěi给
rén人
mín民
dài带
lái来
le了
shēn深
zhòng重
de的
zāi灾
huò祸
。
War brought profound disaster to the people.
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Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
cǎi采
qǔ取
cuò措
shī施
fáng防
zhǐ止
zāi灾
huò祸
fā发
shēng生
。
We must take measures to prevent disasters from occurring.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
chǎng场
rén人
wéi为
de的
zāi灾
huò祸
。
This is a man-made disaster.