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


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