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灾难 (zāi nàn) — how to say "disaster" in Chinese
灾难
Disaster, catastrophe
noun
Character composition
灾
disaster
难
difficulty, hardship
Radicals / Keys
火
Fire
#86 · huǒ · 4 strokes
隹
Short-tailed bird
#172 · zhuī · 8 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
灾难深重
zāi nàn shēn zhòng
severe disasters
发生灾难
fā shēng zāi nàn
disaster occurs
Examples
这场自然灾害给人们带来了巨大的灾难。
This natural disaster brought great catastrophe to the people.
这是大灾难。
This is a major disaster.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "disaster" in Chinese?
"disaster" in Chinese is 灾难 (zāi nàn).
灾难 meaning in English
灾难 (zāi nàn) means "Disaster, catastrophe".
How is 灾难 pronounced?
It is pronounced zāi nàn (written as zai nan, zainan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Chinese character for disaster
It is written 灾难: 灾 has 7 strokes, 难 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 灾难?
灾难 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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