灾
zāi
Meaning
- disaster; calamity
Definition
指自然或人为造成的祸害、不幸事件。
Disaster; calamity; catastrophe.
Usage
通常作名词，表示不幸或破坏性的事件，常与其他字组成词语如‘灾害’、‘灾难’、‘灾祸’等。
Usually used as a noun, indicating unfortunate or destructive events, often combined with other characters to form words like 'zaihai' (disaster), 'zainan' (calamity), 'zaihuo' (catastrophe).
Examples
- 1 这次地震造成了严重的灾害。 (The earthquake caused a serious disaster.)
- 2 火灾过后，他们失去了所有的财产。 (After the fire, they lost all their property.)
- 3 预防灾害很重要。 (It's important to prevent disasters.)
- 4 这场洪灾摧毁了无数房屋。 (This flood destroyed countless houses.)
- 5 我们要吸取这次灾难的教训。 (We need to learn from this disaster.)
- 6 天灾人祸往往难以预料。 (Natural and man-made disasters are often unpredictable.)
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