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灾难
zāi nàn
disaster, catastrophe
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What does 灾难 mean?
灾难 (pinyin: zāi nàn) means disaster, catastrophe. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 灾难
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 难
The characters of 灾难
| 灾 | zāi | component character |
| 难 | nán | difficult, hard (HSK 3) |
Related HSK 6 words
| 修复 | xiū fù | to repair, to fix |
| 正当 | zhèng dāng | just, proper |
| 定义 | dìng yì | to define |
| 以便 | yǐ biàn | so that, in order to |
| 许可 | xǔ kě | permission, authorization |
| 坚定 | jiān dìng | firm, resolute |
| 激励 | jī lì | encourage, motivate |
| 意志 | yì zhì | will, determination, willpower |
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