灾害 (zāi hài) — disaster; calamity
Definition
A general noun for any natural or human-made disaster (floods, earthquakes, etc.). Stronger and broader than 灾 (a single misfortune); less literary than 灾难, which emphasizes catastrophic scale.
noun
disastercalamity
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 灾害。Zhè cì zāi hài yǐng xiǎng le zhěng gè chéng shì.This disaster affected the entire city.
- 灾害。Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài nǔ lì jiǎn shǎo zāi hài dài lái de sǔn shī.The government is working hard to reduce the losses caused by the disaster.
- 灾害。Yù fáng zāi hài xū yào quán shè huì de gòng tóng nǔ lì.Preventing disasters requires the joint efforts of the whole society.
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