祸患

禍患

huòhuàn

noun #71,457

Meanings

1 disaster
2 calamity
3 scourge

Characters

calamity / misfortune

trouble / suffer

Examples

HSK 6

这场洪水给当地带来了巨大的祸患。

Zhè chǎng hóngshuǐ gěi dāngdì dàilái le jùdà de huòhuàn.

This flood brought enormous calamity to the area.

HSK 7-9

贪污腐败是社会的祸患。

Tānwū fǔbài shì shèhuì de huòhuàn.

Corruption is a scourge of society.

Tips

usage

More formal than 灾难 ('disaster'). 祸患 carries a sense of an ongoing or systemic threat - something that breeds harm - not just a single catastrophic event. Often paired with 消除 'eliminate' or 留下 'leave behind.'

Stroke Order

祸 huò

患 huàn