灾祸

災禍

zāihuò

noun #22,634

Measure Word

一场灾祸 chǎng

Meanings

1 disaster
2 calamity
3 catastrophe

Characters

disaster; calamity

misfortune; calamity; catastrophe

Examples

HSK 6

这场洪水给村庄带来了巨大的灾祸。

Zhè chǎng hóngshuǐ gěi cūnzhuāng dàilái le jùdà de zāihuò.

The flood brought tremendous disaster to the village.

HSK 7-9

他的鲁莽行为最终酿成了灾祸。

Tā de lǔmǎng xíngwéi zuìzhōng niàngchéng le zāihuò.

His reckless behavior ultimately led to catastrophe.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

灾 zāi

祸 huò