多灾多难 (duō zāi duō nàn) — full of disasters and hardships; calamitous; troubled
Definition
An idiomatic chengyu-like expression meaning 'plagued by repeated disasters and hardships', used for countries, eras, or lives. It is a descriptive predicate, not an action verb.
verb
full of disasters and hardshipscalamitoustroubled
Examples
- 多灾多难，。Zhè ge guó jiā lì shǐ shàng duō zāi duō nàn, dàn rén mín fēi cháng jiān qiáng.This country has had many disasters in its history, but the people are very resilient.
- 多灾多难，。Tā de yì shēng duō zāi duō nàn, què cóng wèi fàng qì guò xī wàng.His life was full of hardships, yet he never gave up hope.
- 多灾多难，。Nà ge xiàng mù duō zāi duō nàn, zuì hòu zhōng yú chéng gōng le.That project encountered one disaster after another, but finally succeeded.
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