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灾
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Definitions
- 1. disaster
- 2. calamity
Words Containing 灾
area particularly hard-hit by a disaster
catastrophic
disaster movie
emergency aid committee (of PRC Ministry of Civil Affairs 民政部)
market crash
catastrophes and unnatural phenomena
comet or supernova viewed as evil portent
drought
disaster-stricken
to seek refuge from calamities
disaster
disastrous
calamity
disaster area
frost damage (to crop)
calamity will befall those whose moral standards are not in keeping with their social status
to be plagued with misfortunes
to avoid calamities
to relieve disaster
disaster area
plague of locusts
disaster
victim (of a disaster)
natural disaster
to pray for luck and sacrifice to avoid disasters (i.e. traditional superstitions)
to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom)
defense against natural disasters
series of calamities
to ward off calamities
to take measures to mitigate the impact of disasters (including prevention, preparation, and support for stricken communities)
to avoid calamities and evil spirits
disaster prevention
to invite disaster
catastrophe
secondary disaster (e.g. epidemic following floods)
disaster relief
serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
imprisonment
adversity
natural disaster
flood
catastrophism
after a catastrophe
severe disaster
natural disaster
to drive away demons to prevent calamity (idiom)
catastrophism (theory that geological changes are brought about by catastrophes such as the biblical flood)
calamity
earthquake damage
lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune
disaster; catastrophe
disastrous situation
damaging storm
a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)
flood
natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)
State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters
lit. to flood (idiom)
insect damage
to have one's house burned down
disaster relief funds
disaster caused by hail
disaster area