災 zāi

calamity, disaster, catastrophe

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

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