natural disaster; natural catastrophe
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natural disaster; natural catastrophe; calamity caused by natural phenomena
Includes disasters such as floods, droughts, pests, storms, hail, frost, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. Distinguished from man-made disasters (人为灾害).
Dì地
zhèn震
、
hóng洪
shuǐ水
hé和
tái台
fēng风
dōu都
shì是
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
zì自
rán然
zāi灾
hài害
。
Earthquakes, floods, and typhoons are all common natural disasters.
Zhè这
chǎng场
shuāng霜
dòng冻
gěi给
nóng农
mín民
dài带
lái来
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
zì自
rán然
zāi灾
hài害
。
This frost brought severe natural disasters to the farmers.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
tóu投
rù入
dà大
liàng量
zī资
jīn金
yòng用
yú于
zì自
rán然
zāi灾
hài害
de的
yù预
fáng防
hé和
jiù救
yuán援
gōng工
zuò作
。
The government invests large amounts of funds in the prevention and rescue work for natural disasters.
Yǔ与
rén人
wéi为
zāi灾
hài害
bù不
tóng同
，
zì自
rán然
zāi灾
hài害
wǎng往
wǎng往
nán难
yǐ以
yù预
cè测
。
Unlike man-made disasters, natural disasters are often difficult to predict.