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Meaning of 災

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(Simplified: 灾)HSK 5
Pinyin: zāi
English Definition: disaster; calamity
Chinese Definition:
①水、火、荒旱等所造成的祸害:水灾。火灾。灾难(nàn)。灾害。灾患。
②个人的不幸遭遇:招灾惹祸。幸灾乐祸。破财消灾。
Total strokes: 7; Radical:
Ideographic:A river on fire
Character Formation:
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Example Words
災害HSK 5 zāi hài calamity; disaster; Classifiers:
災難HSK 6 zāi nàn disaster; catastrophe
災區 zāi disaster area; stricken region
More:災* | *災 | *災*
Example Sentences
1
Earthquake is a natural disaster.
2
Preventing fires is everyone's responsibility.
3
Forest fires happen frequently in this area.
4
The fire brigade hurried to the scene of the fire.
5
The disaster-stricken area needs our donations and assistance.