suffer disaster; perish in calamity
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to encounter disaster; to suffer calamity; to die in an accident
formalCommonly used in formal contexts, news reports, and written Chinese to describe death or suffering resulting from accidents, natural disasters, or war.
Fēi飞
jī机
shī失
shì事
，
jī机
shàng上
rén人
yuán员
quán全
bù部
zāo遭
nàn难
。
The plane crashed, and all personnel on board perished.
Zhè这
chǎng场
hóng洪
shuǐ水
ràng让
xǔ许
duō多
cūn村
mín民
zāo遭
le了
nàn难
。
This flood caused many villagers to suffer disaster.
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Tā他
zài在
nà那
cì次
hǎi海
nàn难
zhōng中
bù不
xìng幸
zāo遭
nàn难
。
He unfortunately died in that maritime disaster.
Zhè这
gè个
dì地
qù区
qù去
nián年
zāo遭
nàn难
，
xiàn现
zài在
xū需
yào要
guó国
jì际
yuán援
zhù助
。
This region suffered disaster last year and now needs international aid.