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灾 (zāi) — how to say "disaster" in Chinese
灾
Disaster
noun
Radicals / Keys
火
Fire
#86 · huǒ · 4 strokes
Collocations
一场灾
yì cháng zāi
a disaster
Examples
这场灾给人们带来了很大的痛苦。
This disaster brought great suffering to people.
这是灾。
This is a disaster.
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Frequently asked questions
Disaster meaning in Chinese
"disaster" in Chinese is 灾 (zāi).
Zai meaning Chinese
灾 (zāi) means "Disaster".
Zai in Chinese pronunciation
It is pronounced zāi (written as zai). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Chinese character for disaster
It is written 灾 and has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 灾?
灾 is on the HSK 3.0 level 6 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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