| 灾害HSK 5 | zāi hài | calamity; disaster; Classifiers: 个 | |
| 灾难HSK 6 | zāi nàn | disaster; catastrophe | |
| 救灾 | jiù zāi | to relieve disaster; to help disaster victims | |
| 灾区 | zāi qū | disaster area; stricken region | |
| 火灾 | huǒ zāi | fire (that burns buildings etc) |
| 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. |