灾 (zāi) — disaster, calamity
Definition
灾 is the bound morpheme for 'disaster, calamity', almost always paired with another character (e.g. 火灾 fire, 旱灾 drought). Standalone use is rare — prefer 灾难 or 灾害 for the full word.
noun
disastercalamity
Measure word · 场
Examples
- 。Zhè chǎng huǒ zāi shì yì chǎng kě pà de zāi nàn.This fire is a terrible disaster.
- 。Zhè cì zāi nàn gěi rén men dài lái le jù dà de sǔn shī.This disaster has brought huge losses to people.
- 。Wǒ men yīng gāi tí qián zuò hǎo fáng zāi de zhǔn bèi.We should make preparations for disaster prevention in advance.
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