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suffer disaster; be killed in an accident; be murdered

zāo nàn

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v.suffer disaster; be killed in an accident; be murdered
- tā jǐn jǐn shòu dào yī diǎn cā shāng ér miǎn yú zāo nàn
  他仅仅受到一点擦伤而免于遭难。
  He escaped with nothing worse than a few bruises.
- fā chū zāo nàn qiú jiù de xìn hào
  发出遭难求救的信号
  fire signals of distress
synonym
yù hài遇害 yù nàn遇难

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