人祸

人禍

rénhuò

noun #97,841

Meanings

1 man-made disaster
2 calamity caused by humans

Characters

disaster, calamity

Examples

这场事故其实是人祸，不是天灾。

Zhè chǎng shìgù qíshí shì rénhuò, bú shì tiānzāi.

This accident was actually a man-made disaster, not a natural one.

战争是最严重的人祸。

Zhànzhēng shì zuì yánzhòng de rénhuò.

War is the most severe man-made calamity.

天灾人祸，接连不断。

Tiānzāi rénhuò, jiēlián búduàn.

Natural disasters and man-made calamities followed one after another.

Tips

usage

Usually paired with 天灾 (tiānzāi, natural disaster) in the fixed phrase 天灾人祸. 人祸 frames events as avoidable and caused by human error, greed, or malice.

Stroke Order

人 rén

祸 huò