Chinese dictionary
v.meet with a catastrophe/disaster
两名乘客遭劫。
Two passengers met with a catastrophe.
人们普遍认为，那四名男子已遭劫。
The four men are widely believed to have met with a catastrophe.
Word usage
- Separable word"遭" and "劫" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
那一年他家遭了劫。
His family met with a catastrophe that year.
他家前年遭过劫。
His family met with a catastrophe the year before last year.
一年之中，他家就遭了两次劫。
His family met with two catastrophes in a year.
这下他可遭了难。
He suffered misfortune this time.
他从没遭过难。
No one has ever created difficulties for him deliberately.
他遭了什么难?
What difficulty did he suffer?
我在海上遭过一次难。
I have suffered a sea disaster.
他们家遭了大难。
Their family suffered great misfortune.
他是去年洪水时遭的难。
It was last year when he suffered from the flood.
- Separable word"遭" and "难(nán)" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
那一年他家遭了劫。
His family met with a catastrophe that year.
他家前年遭过劫。
His family met with a catastrophe the year before last year.
一年之中，他家就遭了两次劫。
His family met with two catastrophes in a year.
这下他可遭了难。
He suffered misfortune this time.
他从没遭过难。
No one has ever created difficulties for him deliberately.
他遭了什么难?
What difficulty did he suffer?
我在海上遭过一次难。
I have suffered a sea disaster.
他们家遭了大难。
Their family suffered great misfortune.
他是去年洪水时遭的难。
It was last year when he suffered from the flood.