zāi

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Definitions

  1. 1. disaster
  2. 2. calamity

Words Containing 灾

受灾
shòu zāi

disaster-stricken

救灾
jiù zāi

to relieve disaster

旱灾
hàn zāi

drought

水灾
shuǐ zāi

flood

火灾
huǒ zāi

serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)

灾区
zāi qū

disaster area

灾害
zāi hài

calamity

灾难
zāi nàn

disaster; catastrophe

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

多灾多难
duō zāi duō nàn

to be plagued with misfortunes

大灾
dà zāi

calamity

天灾
tiān zāi

natural disaster

天灾人祸
tiān zāi rén huò

natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)

天灾地孽
tiān zāi dì niè

catastrophes and unnatural phenomena

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

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

成灾
chéng zāi

disastrous

抗灾
kàng zāi

defense against natural disasters

抗震救灾指挥部
kàng zhèn jiù zāi zhǐ huī bù

State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters

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

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)

泛滥成灾
fàn làn chéng zāi

lit. to flood (idiom)

洪灾
hóng zāi

flood

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

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

灾厄
zāi è

adversity

灾场
zāi chǎng

disaster area

灾害链
zāi hài liàn

series of calamities

灾后
zāi hòu

after a catastrophe

灾情
zāi qíng

disastrous situation

灾星
zāi xīng

comet or supernova viewed as evil portent

灾殃
zāi yāng

disaster

灾民
zāi mín

victim (of a disaster)

灾祸
zāi huò

disaster

灾荒
zāi huāng

natural disaster

灾变
zāi biàn

catastrophe

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

灾难性
zāi nàn xìng

catastrophic

灾难片
zāi nàn piàn

disaster movie

牢狱之灾
láo yù zhī zāi

imprisonment

破财免灾
pò cái miǎn zāi

a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)

祈福禳灾
qí fú ráng zāi

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

祛邪除灾
qū xié chú zāi

to drive away demons to prevent calamity (idiom)

股灾
gǔ zāi

market crash

自然灾害
zì rán zāi hài

natural disaster

蝗灾
huáng zāi

plague of locusts

虫灾
chóng zāi

insect damage

赈灾
zhèn zāi

disaster relief

逃灾避难
táo zāi bì nàn

to seek refuge from calamities

重灾
zhòng zāi

severe disaster

重灾区
zhòng zāi qū

area particularly hard-hit by a disaster

防灾
fáng zāi

disaster prevention

雹灾
báo zāi

disaster caused by hail

震灾
zhèn zāi

earthquake damage

霜灾
shuāng zāi

frost damage (to crop)

风灾
fēng zāi

damaging storm