Nouncalamity; disaster; catastrophe

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 灾难.
灾 stroke order svg
难 stroke order svg

Practice writing 灾难 (zāi nàn) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

灾难 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 灾难 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 灾难 with other words naturally.
Measure Word + Nounwith
chǎng
zāi
nán
neutral
a disaster
Verb + Objectwith避免
miǎn
zāi
nán
neutral
avoid disaster
Adjective + Nounwith自然
rán
zāi
hài
neutral
natural disaster
Subject + Verbwith降临
zāi
nán
jiàng
lín
formal
disaster strikes
Subject + Predicatewith深重
zāi
nán
shēn
zhòng
formalWritten
disaster-ridden

Example Sentences with 灾难

zhèn
shì
cháng
zāi
nàn
An earthquake is a disaster.
zhè
chǎng
lái
de
zāi
nàn
ràng
zhěng
shè
xiàn
le
shēn
shēn
de
bēi
tòng
This sudden disaster plunged the entire community into deep sorrow.
nán
dào
men
yīng
gāi
cóng
guò
de
zāi
nàn
zhōng
jiào
xùn
ma
Shouldn't we learn lessons from past disasters?
hóng
shuǐ
gěi
zhè
ge
xiǎo
zhèn
dài
lái
le
de
zāi
nàn
The flood brought great disaster to this small town.
cóng
wèi
jiāng
zhè
shī
bài
shì
wèi
chǎng
wǎn
huí
de
zāi
nàn
He never regarded this failure as an irreparable disaster.
zhè
chǎng
zāi
nàn
suī
rán
dàn
zhǎn
xiàn
le
rén
men
tuán
jié
zhù
de
jīng
shén
Although this disaster was terrifying, it also demonstrated the spirit of people's unity and mutual assistance.
zhè
chǎng
sēn
lín
huǒ
zāi
jǐn
huài
le
shēng
tài
huán
jìng
hái
zào
chéng
le
yán
zhòng
de
jīng
zāi
nàn
This forest fire not only damaged the ecological environment but also caused a severe economic disaster.
hēi
tīng
shuō
le
ma
chǎng
zāi
nàn
de
jiù
yuán
gōng
zuò
zhōng
jié
shù
le
Hey, have you heard? The rescue work for that disaster has finally ended.