劫难 (jié nàn) — calamity, misfortune

Definition

Examples

• 经历了一场巨大的劫难后，他变得更加坚强了。
  Jīng lì le yì chǎng jù dà de jié nàn hòu, tā biàn de gèng jiā jiān qiáng le.
  After experiencing a huge calamity, he became stronger.
• 这场劫难给整个城市带来了无法挽回的损失。
  Zhè chǎng jié nàn gěi zhěng gè chéng shì dài lái le wú fǎ wǎn huí de sǔn shī.
  This calamity brought irreparable loss to the entire city.
• 人们从过去的劫难中吸取教训，避免重蹈覆辙。
  Rén men cóng guò qù de jié nàn zhōng xī qǔ jiào xùn, bì miǎn chóng dǎo fù zhé.
  People learn lessons from past misfortunes to avoid repeating mistakes.