灾 zāi

calamity, disaster, catastrophe

HSK 5 #1349

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

雹灾 báo zāi disaster caused by hail
受灾地区 shòu zāi dì qū disaster area
回禄之灾 huí lù zhī zāi to have one's house burned down; fire disaster
大灾 dà zāi calamity; catastrophe
天灾地孽 tiān zāi dì niè catastrophes and unnatural phenomena; Heaven-sent warnings
抗震救灾指挥部 kàng zhèn jiù zāi zhǐ huī bù earthquake relief headquarter
招灾惹祸 zhāo zāi rě huò to invite disaster
抢险救灾 qiǎng xiǎn jiù zāi to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom)
攘灾 rǎng zāi to ward off calamities; to avoid disaster
救灾救济司 jiù zāi jiù jì sī emergency aid committee (of PRC Ministry of Civil Affairs 民政部)
救灾款 jiù zāi kuǎn disaster relief funds
次生灾害 cì shēng zāi hài secondary disaster (e.g. epidemic following floods)
消灾 xiāo zāi to avoid calamities
消灾避邪 xiāo zāi bì xié to avoid calamities and evil spirits
减灾 jiǎn zāi measures to reduce disasters
灾场 zāi chǎng disaster area; scene of accident
灾害链 zāi hài liàn series of calamities; disaster following on disaster
灾后 zāi hòu after a catastrophe; post-traumatic
灾情 zāi qíng disastrous situation; calamity
灾殃 zāi yāng disaster
灾变 zāi biàn catastrophe; cataclysmic change
灾变说 zāi biàn shuō catastrophism (theory that geological changes are brought about by catastrophes such as the biblical flood)
灾变论 zāi biàn lùn catastrophism; the theory that geological change is caused by catastrophic events such as the Biblical flood
灾难性 zāi nàn xìng catastrophic
灾难片 zāi nàn piàn disaster movie
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