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Chinese dictionary
v.fight (or combat) natural calamities; take measures to minimize the losses incurred by a disaster
受灾地区的政府缺乏抗灾物资，不能有效地遏止灾害。
Governments in the region are not well equipped to fight the pest.
Word usage
- Separable word"抗" and "灾" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
他抗过灾。
He once combated natural calamities.
海堤这么低，抗不了灾。
The seawall is too short to combat natural calamities.
他帮灾民们抗了灾。
He helped the victims to combat natural calamities.