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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
受灾 shòuzāi	受灾 \| 受灾* \| *受灾	disaster-stricken / to be hit by a natural calamity	受災 HSK 5


灾难 zāinàn	灾难 \| 灾难* \| *灾难	disaster; catastrophe	災難 HSK 5


灾区 zāiqū	灾区 \| 灾区* \| *灾区	disaster area; stricken region	災區 HSK 5


灾年 zāinián	灾年 \| 灾年* \| *灾年	disaster year; (esp.) year of poor harvest	災年


灾 zāi	灾 \| 灾* \| *灾	disaster; calamity	災 HSK 5


灾害 zāihài	灾害 \| 灾害* \| *灾害	calamity / disaster / CL: 個｜个	災害 HSK 5


幸存 xìngcún	幸存 \| 幸存* \| *幸存	to survive (a disaster)	倖存 HSK 7-9


救灾 jiùzāi	救灾 \| 救灾* \| *救灾	to relieve disaster / to help disaster victims	救災 HSK 5


覆巢无完卵 fùcháowúwánluǎn	覆巢无完卵 \| 覆巢无完卵* \| *覆巢无完卵	lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact / no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)	覆巢無完卵


祈福禳灾 qífúrángzāi	祈福禳灾 \| 祈福禳灾* \| *祈福禳灾	to pray for luck and sacrifice to avoid disasters (i.e. traditional superstitions)	祈福禳災


祸福无常 huòfúwúcháng	祸福无常 \| 祸福无常* \| *祸福无常	disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable	禍福無常


矿难 kuàngnàn	矿难 \| 矿难* \| *矿难	mining disaster	礦難


成灾 chéngzāi	成灾 \| 成灾* \| *成灾	disastrous / to turn into a disaster	成災


惨遭不幸 cǎnzāobùxìng	惨遭不幸 \| 惨遭不幸* \| *惨遭不幸	to meet with disaster / to die tragically	慘遭不幸


受灾地区 shòuzāidìqū	受灾地区 \| 受灾地区* \| *受灾地区	disaster area	受災地區


减灾 jiǎnzāi	减灾 \| 减灾* \| *减灾	to take measures to mitigate the impact of disasters (including prevention, preparation, and support for stricken communities)	減災


祸害 huòhài	祸害 \| 祸害* \| *祸害	disaster / harm / scourge / bad person / to damage / to harm / to wreck	禍害 HSK 7-9


凶多吉少 xiōngduōjíshǎo	凶多吉少 \| 凶多吉少* \| *凶多吉少	lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom) / fig. inauspicious; everything points to disaster


天灾人祸 tiānzāirénhuò	天灾人祸 \| 天灾人祸* \| *天灾人祸	natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)	天災人禍


罪魁祸首 zuìkuíhuòshǒu	罪魁祸首 \| 罪魁祸首* \| *罪魁祸首	(idiom) criminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disaster	罪魁禍首 HSK 7-9


祸 huò	祸 \| 祸* \| *祸	disaster / misfortune / calamity	禍


褪去 tuìqù	褪去 \| 褪去* \| *褪去	to take off (one's clothes) / (fig.) to shed (one's former image etc) / (of a fad or the after-effects of a disaster etc) to subside / also pr. [tun4 qu4]


心惊肉跳 xīnjīngròutiào	心惊肉跳 \| 心惊肉跳* \| *心惊肉跳	lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster	心驚肉跳


报忧 bàoyōu	报忧 \| 报忧* \| *报忧	to report bad news / to announce failure, shortcoming or disaster	報憂


救灾款 jiùzāikuǎn	救灾款 \| 救灾款* \| *救灾款	disaster relief funds	救災款


灾难片 zāinànpiàn	灾难片 \| 灾难片* \| *灾难片	disaster movie	災難片


胡越 húyuè	胡越 \| 胡越* \| *胡越	large distance / disaster / calamity


抢险救灾 qiǎngxiǎnjiùzāi	抢险救灾 \| 抢险救灾* \| *抢险救灾	to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom)	搶險救災


惹祸 rěhuò	惹祸 \| 惹祸* \| *惹祸	to stir up trouble / to invite disaster	惹禍


死于非命 sǐyúfēimìng	死于非命 \| 死于非命* \| *死于非命	violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster / an unnatural death	死於非命


防患 fánghuàn	防患 \| 防患* \| *防患	to take preventative measures; to guard against accident or disaster


化险为夷 huàxiǎnwéiyí	化险为夷 \| 化险为夷* \| *化险为夷	to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster	化險為夷 HSK 7-9


下发 xiàfā	下发 \| 下发* \| *下发	to issue (a memorandum etc) to lower levels / to distribute (e.g. disaster relief to victims)	下發


自取 zìqǔ	自取 \| 自取* \| *自取	to help oneself to (food) / to invite (trouble) / to court (disaster)


天灾 tiānzāi	天灾 \| 天灾* \| *天灾	natural disaster	天災


余生 yúshēng	余生 \| 余生* \| *余生	the remaining years of one's life / survival (after a disaster)	餘生


抗灾 kàngzāi	抗灾 \| 抗灾* \| *抗灾	defense against natural disasters	抗災


作死 zuòsǐ	作死 \| 作死* \| *作死	to court disaster / also pr. [zuo1si3]


人祸 rénhuò	人祸 \| 人祸* \| *人祸	man-made disaster	人禍


劫余 jiéyú	劫余 \| 劫余* \| *劫余	remnants after a disaster / aftermath	劫餘


大祸 dàhuò	大祸 \| 大祸* \| *大祸	disaster / calamity	大禍


天崩地裂 tiānbēngdìliè	天崩地裂 \| 天崩地裂* \| *天崩地裂	heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster / fig. violent revolution / major social upheaval


次生灾害 cìshēngzāihài	次生灾害 \| 次生灾害* \| *次生灾害	secondary disaster (e.g. epidemic following floods)	次生災害


祸患 huòhuàn	祸患 \| 祸患* \| *祸患	disaster / calamity	禍患


灾民 zāimín	灾民 \| 灾民* \| *灾民	victim (of a disaster)	災民


灾祸 zāihuò	灾祸 \| 灾祸* \| *灾祸	disaster	災禍


罹难 línàn	罹难 \| 罹难* \| *罹难	to die in an accident or disaster / to be killed	罹難


养痈遗患 yǎngyōngyíhuàn	养痈遗患 \| 养痈遗患* \| *养痈遗患	lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster / to cherish a viper in one's bosom	養癰遺患


临难 línnàn	临难 \| 临难* \| *临难	in peril / facing disaster	臨難


赈灾 zhènzāi	赈灾 \| 赈灾* \| *赈灾	disaster relief	賑災


备荒 bèihuāng	备荒 \| 备荒* \| *备荒	to prepare against natural disasters	備荒


死路 sǐlù	死路 \| 死路* \| *死路	dead end / (fig.) the road to disaster


自取灭亡 zìqǔmièwáng	自取灭亡 \| 自取灭亡* \| *自取灭亡	to court disaster (idiom) / to dig one's own grave	自取滅亡


回禄之灾 Huílùzhīzāi	回禄之灾 \| 回禄之灾* \| *回禄之灾	(idiom) fire disaster; conflagration	回祿之災


惨事 cǎnshì	惨事 \| 惨事* \| *惨事	disaster	慘事


招灾惹祸 zhāozāirěhuò	招灾惹祸 \| 招灾惹祸* \| *招灾惹祸	to invite disaster	招災惹禍


灭失 mièshī	灭失 \| 灭失* \| *灭失	loss (of sth through natural disaster, theft etc) (law)	滅失


养痈贻患 yǎngyōngyíhuàn	养痈贻患 \| 养痈贻患* \| *养痈贻患	lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster / to cherish a viper in one's bosom	養癰貽患


灭顶之灾 mièdǐngzhīzāi	灭顶之灾 \| 灭顶之灾* \| *灭顶之灾	(idiom) catastrophic disaster; devastating calamity	滅頂之災


哀鸿遍野 āihóngbiànyě	哀鸿遍野 \| 哀鸿遍野* \| *哀鸿遍野	lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims / starving people fill the land	哀鴻遍野


祸事 huòshì	祸事 \| 祸事* \| *祸事	disaster / doom	禍事


祸福吉凶 huòfújíxiōng	祸福吉凶 \| 祸福吉凶* \| *祸福吉凶	fate / portent / luck or disasters as foretold in the stars (astrology)	禍福吉凶


弥天 mítiān	弥天 \| 弥天* \| *弥天	filling the entire sky / covering everything (of fog, crime, disaster etc)	彌天


以卵击石 yǐluǎnjīshí	以卵击石 \| 以卵击石* \| *以卵击石	lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible / to invite disaster by overreaching oneself	以卵擊石


灾害链 zāihàiliàn	灾害链 \| 灾害链* \| *灾害链	series of calamities / disaster following on disaster	災害鏈


灾殃 zāiyāng	灾殃 \| 灾殃* \| *灾殃	disaster	災殃


蒙难 méngnàn	蒙难 \| 蒙难* \| *蒙难	to meet with disaster / killed / in the clutches of the enemy / to fall foul of / in danger	蒙難


养虎遗患 yǎnghǔyíhuàn	养虎遗患 \| 养虎遗患* \| *养虎遗患	Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom	養虎遺患


攘灾 rǎngzāi	攘灾 \| 攘灾* \| *攘灾	to ward off calamities / to avoid disaster	攘災


血光之灾 xuèguāngzhīzāi	血光之灾 \| 血光之灾* \| *血光之灾	(idiom) mortal danger; fatal disaster	血光之災


难 nàn	难 \| 难* \| *难	disaster / distress / to scold	難


幸灾乐祸 xìngzāilèhuò	幸灾乐祸 \| 幸灾乐祸* \| *幸灾乐祸	lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune / Schadenfreude	幸災樂禍


灾星 zāixīng	灾星 \| 灾星* \| *灾星	comet or supernova viewed as evil portent / (fig.) sb or sth that brings disaster	災星


自作孽 zìzuòniè	自作孽 \| 自作孽* \| *自作孽	to bring disaster on oneself


防灾 fángzāi	防灾 \| 防灾* \| *防灾	disaster prevention / to protect against natural disasters	防災


恶事 èshì	恶事 \| 恶事* \| *恶事	malicious deed; misdeed / disaster; catastrophe	惡事


孽 niè	孽 \| 孽* \| *孽	son born of a concubine / disaster / sin / evil


滔天 tāotiān	滔天 \| 滔天* \| *滔天	(of waves, anger, a disaster, a crime etc) towering; overwhelming; immense


祸福 huòfú	祸福 \| 祸福* \| *祸福	disaster and happiness	禍福


罹祸 líhuò	罹祸 \| 罹祸* \| *罹祸	to suffer a disaster / to fall victim to misfortune	罹禍


虐 nüè	虐 \| 虐* \| *虐	(bound form) brutal; oppressive; harsh / (literary) disaster; catastrophe


肘腋 zhǒuyè	肘腋 \| 肘腋* \| *肘腋	lit. armpit / elbow and armpit / fig. right up close (to a disaster) / in one's backyard / on one's doorstep


自然灾害 zìránzāihài	自然灾害 \| 自然灾害* \| *自然灾害	natural disaster	自然災害


养虎伤身 yǎnghǔshāngshēn	养虎伤身 \| 养虎伤身* \| *养虎伤身	Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom	養虎傷身


大难不死，必有后福 dànànbùsǐ, bìyǒuhòufú	大难…后福 \| 大难…后福* \| *大难…后福	one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)	大難不死，必有後福


躲难 duǒnàn	躲难 \| 躲难* \| *躲难	to take refuge / to seek refuge from disaster	躲難


飞来横祸 fēiláihènghuò	飞来横祸 \| 飞来横祸* \| *飞来横祸	sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)	飛來橫禍


灾厄 zāi'è	灾厄 \| 灾厄* \| *灾厄	adversity / catastrophe / disaster	災厄


开门揖盗 kāiményīdào	开门揖盗 \| 开门揖盗* \| *开门揖盗	leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand	開門揖盜


燕雀处堂 yànquèchùtáng	燕雀处堂 \| 燕雀处堂* \| *燕雀处堂	lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living / unaware of the disasters ahead / a fool's paradise	燕雀處堂


疮痍 chuāngyí	疮痍 \| 疮痍* \| *疮痍	wound / skin ulcer / (fig.) the desolation of trauma / desolation in the aftermath of a disaster	瘡痍


离乡背井 líxiāngbèijǐng	离乡背井 \| 离乡背井* \| *离乡背井	to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)	離鄉背井


欲益反损 yùyìfǎnsǔn	欲益反损 \| 欲益反损* \| *欲益反损	wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster / It all ends in tears.	欲益反損


防患未萌 fánghuànwèiméng	防患未萌 \| 防患未萌* \| *防患未萌	to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud


殉难 xùnnàn	殉难 \| 殉难* \| *殉难	to sacrifice oneself in a just cause / a victim of a disaster	殉難


大难临头 dànànlíntóu	大难临头 \| 大难临头* \| *大难临头	to be facing imminent calamity (idiom) / disaster is looming	大難臨頭


雹灾 báozāi	雹灾 \| 雹灾* \| *雹灾	disaster caused by hail	雹災


赒急扶困 zhōujífúkùn	赒急扶困 \| 赒急扶困* \| *赒急扶困	disaster relief	賙急扶困


重灾区 zhòngzāiqū	重灾区 \| 重灾区* \| *重灾区	area particularly hard-hit by a disaster / disaster area	重災區


重灾 zhòngzāi	重灾 \| 重灾* \| *重灾	severe disaster	重災

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