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zāi
HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. disaster
  2. 2. calamity

Words Containing 灾

重灾区
zhòng zāi qū

area particularly hard-hit by a disaster

灾难性
zāi nàn xìng

catastrophic

灾难片
zāi nàn piàn

disaster movie

救灾救济司
jiù zāi jiù jì sī

emergency aid committee (of PRC Ministry of Civil Affairs 民政部)

股灾
gǔ zāi

market crash

天灾地孽
tiān zāi dì niè

catastrophes and unnatural phenomena

灾星
zāi xīng

comet or supernova viewed as evil portent

旱灾
hàn zāi

drought

受灾
shòu zāi

disaster-stricken

逃灾避难
táo zāi bì nàn

to seek refuge from calamities

灾殃
zāi yāng

disaster

成灾
chéng zāi

disastrous

大灾
dà zāi

calamity

灾区
zāi qū

disaster area

霜灾
shuāng zāi

frost damage (to crop)

德不配位,必有灾殃
dé bù pèi wèi , bì yǒu zāi yāng

calamity will befall those whose moral standards are not in keeping with their social status

多灾多难
duō zāi duō nàn

to be plagued with misfortunes

消灾
xiāo zāi

to avoid calamities

救灾
jiù zāi

to relieve disaster

受灾地区
shòu zāi dì qū

disaster area

蝗灾
huáng zāi

plague of locusts

灾祸
zāi huò

disaster

灾民
zāi mín

victim (of a disaster)

灾荒
zāi huāng

natural disaster

祈福禳灾
qí fú ráng zāi

to pray for luck and sacrifice to avoid disasters (i.e. traditional superstitions)

抢险救灾
qiǎng xiǎn jiù zāi

to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom)

抗灾
kàng zāi

defense against natural disasters

灾害链
zāi hài liàn

series of calamities

攘灾
rǎng zāi

to ward off calamities

减灾
jiǎn zāi

to take measures to mitigate the impact of disasters (including prevention, preparation, and support for stricken communities)

消灾避邪
xiāo zāi bì xié

to avoid calamities and evil spirits

防灾
fáng zāi

disaster prevention

招灾惹祸
zhāo zāi rě huò

to invite disaster

灾变
zāi biàn

catastrophe

次生灾害
cì shēng zāi hài

secondary disaster (e.g. epidemic following floods)

赈灾
zhèn zāi

disaster relief

火灾
huǒ zāi

serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)

牢狱之灾
láo yù zhī zāi

imprisonment

灾厄
zāi è

adversity

天灾
tiān zāi

natural disaster

水灾
shuǐ zāi

flood

灾变论
zāi biàn lùn

catastrophism

灾后
zāi hòu

after a catastrophe

重灾
zhòng zāi

severe disaster

自然灾害
zì rán zāi hài

natural disaster

祛邪除灾
qū xié chú zāi

to drive away demons to prevent calamity (idiom)

灾变说
zāi biàn shuō

catastrophism (theory that geological changes are brought about by catastrophes such as the biblical flood)

灾害
zāi hài

calamity

震灾
zhèn zāi

earthquake damage

幸灾乐祸
xìng zāi lè huò

lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune

灾难
zāi nàn

disaster; catastrophe

灾情
zāi qíng

disastrous situation

风灾
fēng zāi

damaging storm

破财免灾
pò cái miǎn zāi

a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)

洪灾
hóng zāi

flood

天灾人祸
tiān zāi rén huò

natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)

抗震救灾指挥部
kàng zhèn jiù zāi zhǐ huī bù

State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters

泛滥成灾
fàn làn chéng zāi

lit. to flood (idiom)

虫灾
chóng zāi

insect damage

回禄之灾
huí lù zhī zāi

to have one's house burned down

救灾款
jiù zāi kuǎn

disaster relief funds

雹灾
báo zāi

disaster caused by hail

灾场
zāi chǎng

disaster area