disaster; calamity
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
disaster; calamity; catastrophe
Refers to major misfortunes or destructive events affecting people or regions. Slightly more formal than 灾难.
Zhè这
chǎng场
zhàn战
zhēng争
gěi给
rén人
mín民
dài带
lái来
le了
shēn深
zhòng重
de的
zāi灾
yāng殃
。
This war brought profound calamity upon the people.
Tā他
dān担
xīn心
zì自
jǐ己
de的
è恶
xíng行
huì会
zhāo招
zhì致
zāi灾
yāng殃
。
He worried that his evil deeds would bring disaster upon him.
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Lián连
nián年
hàn旱
zāi灾
shǐ使
zhè这
ge个
dì地
qū区
zāo遭
shòu受
le了
jù巨
dà大
de的
zāi灾
yāng殃
。
Consecutive years of drought brought tremendous misfortune to this region.