NATURAL DISASTERS · 21 WORDS
Sorted by frequency.
- 灾害(災害)zāi hài· calamity
- 冰雪bīng xuě· ice and snow
- 洪水hóng shuǐ· deluge; flood
- 淹没(淹沒)yān mò· to submerge
- 危害wēi hài· to harm; to jeopardize; to endanger
- 闪电(閃電)shǎn diàn· lightning
- 着火(著火)zháo huǒ· to catch fire
- 地震dì zhèn· earthquake
- 灾难(災難)zāi nàn· disaster; catastrophe
- 打击(打擊)dǎ jī· to hit
- 事故shì gù· accident
- 冲(沖)chōng· (of water) to dash against
- 自然zì rán· nature
- 破坏(破壞)pò huài· destruction
- 造成zào chéng· to bring about; to create; to cause
- 意外yì wài· unexpected
- 危险(危險)wēi xiǎn· danger
- 受灾(受災)shòu zāi· disaster-stricken
- 水灾(水災)shuǐ zāi· flood
- 灾(災)zāi· old variant of 災|灾[zai1]
- 灾区(災區)zāi qū· disaster area; stricken region
Example sentences · 5
- 昨天下了很大的雨。Zuótiān xiàle hěn dà de yǔ.It rained very heavily yesterday.
- 台风来了，很危险。Táifēng láile, hěn wēixiǎn.The typhoon has arrived — it's very dangerous.
- 地震发生了，房子坏了。Dìzhèn fāshēngle, fángzi huàile.An earthquake struck and the house was damaged.
- 洪水冲走了很多东西。Hóngshuǐ chōngzǒule hěnduō dōngxi.The flood swept away many things.
- 山火很可怕，我们要逃离。Shānhuǒ hěn kěpà, wǒmen yào táolí.The wildfire is terrifying — we have to evacuate.