浩劫 (hào jié) — catastrophe, calamity, apocalypse (a great disaster)
Definition
A literary, elevated term for a catastrophic disaster of enormous scale — stronger and more formal than 灾难. Carries an apocalyptic, doom-like weight similar to 末日.
noun
catastrophecalamityapocalypse (a great disaster)
Examples
- 浩劫。Zhè chǎng zhàn zhēng gěi rén mín dài lái le kōng qián de hào jié.This war brought an unprecedented catastrophe to the people.
- 浩劫。Rén lèi bì xū jǐng tì hé zhàn zhēng dài lái de hào jié.Humanity must be vigilant against the apocalypse brought by nuclear war.
- ，浩劫。Nà cì hóng shuǐ guò hòu, zhěng gè cūn zhuāng biàn chéng le yí piàn hào jié hòu de fèi xū.After that flood, the whole village turned into a post-apocalyptic ruin.
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