Definition & Meaning

disaster; calamity

Word usage

Words with zai huo

zāi huò

灾 祸

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n.disaster; calamity
- zāi huò lín tóu
  灾祸临头。
  A great disaster is befalling.
- zāi huò lián nián
  灾祸连年。
  Calamity occurs in successive years.
- táo bì zāi huò
  逃避灾祸
  escape misfortune
- zhāo zhì zāi huò
  招致灾祸
  court disaster
- zāi huò tū rán cóng tiān ér jiàng
  灾祸突然从天而降。
  A disaster suddenly descended from heaven.
- nà chǎng zāi huò de qíng kuàng zhǐ huò zhī yī xiē líng xīng de xiāo xi
  那场灾祸的情况只获知一些零星的消息。
  Only a few scraps of news about the disaster have emerged.
synonym
zāi hài灾害 zāi nàn灾难 huò hai祸害 zāi yāng灾殃 zāi huàn灾患

Word usage

Note
"灾祸" is different from "灾害". "灾害" may be caused by natural forces or man-made, and are mostly used in regions and countries; "灾祸" are generally man-made and are mostly used for individuals and families.

Chinese words with pinyin zai huo

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