病灾

病災
bìngzāi
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 illness and misfortune
  2. 2 calamity of disease

Examples

HSK 4
Tā zhè bèizi méi zāo guò shénme dà bìngzāi.
He hasn't suffered any major illness or calamity in his life.
HSK 7-9
Lǎotiān bǎoyòu quánjiā wú bìngzāi.
May heaven protect the whole family from illness and disaster.

Tips

register
Folk-religious / older register, common in blessings and prayers. Often paired with ('without') in formulaic well-wishes: 无病无灾平安健康 - 'free from illness and disaster, safe and healthy'. The compound treats sickness as one of life's recurring ('calamities').

Stroke Order

bìng
zāi