灾情

災情

zāiqíng

noun

Meanings

1 disaster situation
2 damage caused by a disaster
3 the scale of a calamity

Characters

disaster; calamity

situation; condition

Examples

记者前往灾区了解灾情。

Jìzhě qiánwǎng zāiqū liǎojiě zāiqíng.

Reporters went to the disaster area to assess the damage.

这次台风的灾情非常严重。

Zhè cì táifēng de zāiqíng fēicháng yánzhòng.

The damage from this typhoon was extremely serious.

Tips

usage

A journalistic staple during typhoons, earthquakes and floods. Common collocations: 灾情严重, 灾情惨重, 了解灾情, 灾情统计.

Stroke Order

灾 zāi

情 qíng