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HSK
disaster-stricken / to be hit by a natural calamity
HSK 5
disaster; catastrophe
HSK 5
calamity / disaster / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *災* | 災* | *災
disaster; calamity
HSK 5
serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
HSK 5
flood / flood damage
HSK 5
disaster area; stricken region
HSK 5
to relieve disaster / to help disaster victims
HSK 5
defense against natural disasters
disaster area
drought
HSK 7-9
lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune / Schadenfreude
after a catastrophe / post-traumatic
comet or supernova viewed as evil portent / (fig.) sb or sth that brings disaster
catastrophic
natural disaster
natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)
catastrophe / cataclysmic change
to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom)
calamity will befall those whose moral standards are not in keeping with their social status
series of calamities / disaster following on disaster
catastrophism (theory that geological changes are brought about by catastrophes such as the biblical flood)
disaster movie
to invite disaster
to ward off calamities / to avoid disaster
disastrous / to turn into a disaster
victim (of a disaster)
plague of locusts
stock market crash
to avoid calamities
catastrophes and unnatural phenomena / Heaven-sent warnings
secondary disaster (e.g. epidemic following floods)
frost damage (to crop)
lit. to flood (idiom) / fig. rampant / in plague proportions
disastrous earthquake
to be plagued with misfortunes / precarious
emergency aid committee (of PRC Ministry of Civil Affairs 民政部)
to seek refuge from calamities
flood
to avoid calamities and evil spirits
imprisonment
disaster relief funds
to take measures to mitigate the impact of disasters (including prevention, preparation, and support for stricken communities)
disaster year; (esp.) year of poor harvest
area particularly hard-hit by a disaster / disaster area
adversity / catastrophe / disaster
natural disaster
a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)
disaster area / scene of accident
disastrous situation; calamity
natural disaster / famine
insect damage / destruction of crops by pest insects
disaster caused by hail
disaster relief
severe disaster
damaging storm / destructive typhoon
calamity / catastrophe
(idiom) mortal danger; fatal disaster
to have one's house burned down / fire disaster
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *烖* | 烖* | *烖
variant of 災|灾
HSK 5
disaster
disaster
disaster prevention / to protect against natural disasters
to pray for luck and sacrifice to avoid disasters (i.e. traditional superstitions)
(idiom) catastrophic disaster; devastating calamity
State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters
catastrophism / the theory that geological change is caused by catastrophic events such as the Biblical flood
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *菑* | 菑* | *菑
old variant of 災|灾
HSK 5


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