天灾

天災

tiānzāi

noun #33,346

Meanings

HSK 4

天灾无法预测。

Tiānzāi wúfǎ yùcè.

Natural disasters are impossible to predict.

HSK 5

这场天灾造成了巨大损失。

Zhè chǎng tiānzāi zàochéng le jùdà sǔnshī.

This natural disaster caused enormous damage.

HSK 6

地震、洪水都是天灾。

Dìzhèn, hóngshuǐ dōu shì tiānzāi.

Earthquakes and floods are both natural disasters.

usage

Paired with 人祸 (man-made disaster) in 天灾人祸. 天 here is 'heaven/nature' - something beyond human control.

天 tiān

灾 zāi