灾祸

災禍
zāihuò
noun #22,634

Measure Word

灾祸 chǎng

Meanings

  1. 1 disaster
  2. 2 calamity
  3. 3 catastrophe

Examples

Zhè chǎng hóngshuǐ gěi cūnzhuāng dàilái le jùdà de zāihuò.
The flood brought tremendous disaster to the village.
Tā de lǔmǎng xíngwéi zuìzhōng niàngchéng le zāihuò.
His reckless behavior ultimately led to catastrophe.

Tips

usage
灾祸 combines (natural disaster) and (misfortune/calamity), and can refer to both natural and man-made catastrophes. Slightly more literary than 灾难 (zāinàn).

Stroke Order

zāi
huò