zāi

calamity, disaster, catastrophe

DEFINITIONS

  • calamity, disaster, catastrophe
  • disaster
  • calamity
  • variant of 災|灾[zai1]
  • old variant of 災|灾[zai1]

STROKES

災 stroke order diagram

WORDS

shòu zāi disaster-stricken; to be hit by a natural calamity
地區 shòu zāi dì qū disaster area
回祿之 huí lù zhī zāi to have one's house burned down; fire disaster
多難 duō zāi duō nàn to be plagued with misfortunes; precarious
dà zāi calamity; catastrophe
tiān zāi natural disaster
人禍 tiān zāi rén huò natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)
地孽 tiān zāi dì niè catastrophes and unnatural phenomena; Heaven-sent warnings
樂禍 xìng zāi lè huò lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune; Schadenfreude
chéng zāi disastrous; to turn into a disaster
kàng zāi defense against natural disasters
抗震救指揮部 kàng zhèn jiù zāi zhǐ huī bù earthquake relief headquarter
惹禍 zhāo zāi rě huò to invite disaster
搶險救 qiǎng xiǎn jiù zāi to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom)
rǎng zāi to ward off calamities; to avoid disaster
jiù zāi to relieve disaster; to help disaster victims
救濟司 jiù zāi jiù jì sī emergency aid committee (of PRC Ministry of Civil Affairs 民政部)
款 jiù zāi kuǎn disaster relief funds
hàn zāi drought
次生害 cì shēng zāi hài secondary disaster (e.g. epidemic following floods)
shuǐ zāi flood; flood damage
泛濫成 fàn làn chéng zāi lit. to flood (idiom); fig. rampant; in plague proportions
hóng zāi flood
xiāo zāi to avoid calamities
避邪 xiāo zāi bì xié to avoid calamities and evil spirits
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