灾难

zāi nàn · zai nan

Traditional 災難

Meaning

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  1. disaster; catastrophe

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)场(chǎng)灾(zāi)难(nàn)的(de)唯(wéi)一(yī)幸(xìng)存(cún)者(zhě)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)婴(yīng)儿(ér)。

The disaster's only survivor was a baby.

Tatoeba: Chinese by McMeao · English by rains_and_shadows · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

02

一(yì)连(lián)串(chuàn)的(de)灾(zāi)难(nàn)袭(xí)击(jī)这(zhè)个(ge)地(dì)区(qū)。

A string of disasters struck the region.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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