国难 (guó nán) — national calamity or crisis (especially one caused by foreign aggression)
Definition
Refers specifically to a national crisis caused by foreign invasion or war — more politically and historically charged than a generic 'crisis' (危机).
noun
national calamity or crisis (especially one caused by foreign aggression)
Examples
- 国难，。guó nán Dāng tóu, quán guó shàng xià tuán jié yí zhì.At a time of national crisis, the whole country united as one.
- 国难。Nà chǎng zhàn zhēng gěi zhōng guó dài lái le jù dà de guó nán.That war brought immense national calamity to China.
- 国难。Wǒ men jué bù néng wàng jì nà duàn guó nán suì yuè.We must never forget that era of national crisis.
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