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Chinese dictionary
v.be hit by a natural calamity; suffer a disaster
他们遭灾的日子近了。
The day of their calamity is at hand.
埃及遭灾的日子
the day of Egypt's calamity
Word usage
- Separable word"遭" and "灾" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
去年村子遭了灾。
Last year, the village was hit by a disaster.
这几年，我们没遭过一次灾。
We haven't suffered any disasters in recent years.
他们村遭了什么灾？
What disaster did their village suffer?