海难 (hǎi nàn) — shipwreck; maritime disaster; disaster at sea

Definition

Examples

• 这艘船在暴风雨中遭遇了海难。
  Zhè sōu chuán zài bào fēng yǔ zhōng zāo yù le hǎi nàn.
  This ship encountered a shipwreck in the storm.
• 那次海难造成了许多人失踪。
  Nà cì hǎi nàn zào chéng le xǔ duō rén shī zōng.
  That maritime disaster caused many people to go missing.
• 救援队正在调查海难的原因。
  Jiù yuán duì zhèng zài diào chá hǎi nàn de yuán yīn.
  The rescue team is investigating the cause of the shipwreck.