Chinese Notes

灾 (災) zāi

zāi noun disaster; calamity
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '災'; Guoyu '災' n 1; Kroll 2015 '災' 1, p. 582; Unihan '災'; XHZD '灾' 1, p. 936)
zāi noun hardship; adversity
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '災' n 2; Kroll 2015 '災' 2, p. 582; XHZD '灾' 2, p. 936)
zāi adjective ill-fated
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '災' adj; Kroll 2015 '災' 2a, p. 582)

Contained in

灾异(災異) a misfortune; a disaster
受灾(受災) to be disaster-stricken
灾难片(災難片) disaster movie
攘灾(攘災) to ward off calamities; to avoid disaster
回禄之灾(回祿之災) to have one's house burned down; fire disaster
灾难(災難) disaster; catastrophe; calamity
虫灾(蟲災) insect damage; destruction of crops by pest insects
震灾(震災) an earthquake
无妄之灾(無妄之災) an accidental disaster; an unexpected misfortune
灾荒(災荒) a famine; a natural disaster
灾害链(災害鏈) series of calamities; disaster following on disaster
救灾款(救災款) disaster relief funds
灾后(災後) after a catastrophe; post-traumatic
抗震救灾指挥部(抗震救災指揮部) earthquake relief headquarter
灾变论(災變論) catastrophism
撤灾(撤災) to avoid a calamity
消灾(消災) to avoid calamities
天灾人祸(天災人禍) natural and man-made disasters
求福禳灾(求福禳災) to pray for good fortune and avoiding bad fortune
防灾(防災) disaster prevention; to protect against natural disasters
灾殃(災殃) a disaster
洪灾(洪災) flood
破财免灾(破財免災) a financial loss may prevent disaster
灾区(災區) a disaster area
抗灾(抗災) to defend against natural disasters
消灾避邪(消災避邪) to avoid calamities and evil spirits
招灾惹祸(招災惹禍) to invite disaster
旱灾(旱災) a drought
灾民(災民) victim of a disaster
水灾(水災) a flood
蝗灾(蝗災) plague of locusts
泛滥成灾(泛濫成災) a flood causes disaster
天灾地孽(天災地孽) catastrophes and unnatural phenomena; Heaven-sent warnings
灾场(災場) disaster area; scene of accident
灾害(災害) disastrous damage; scourge
风灾(風災) a hurricane; a wind storm
火灾保险(火災保險) fire insurance
灾情(災情) a disastrous situation; a calamity
大灾(大災) calamity; catastrophe
幸灾乐祸(幸災樂禍) to be happy with disaster and take joy in [other people's] misfortune
兵灾(兵災) an war
成灾(成災) disastrous; to turn into a disaster
多灾多难(多災多難) to be plagued with misfortunes; precarious
火灾(火災) a fire
祛邪除灾(祛邪除災) to drive away demons to prevent calamity
雹灾(雹災) disaster caused by hail
重灾(重災) severe disaster
灾变(災變) catastrophe; cataclysmic change

Also contained in

重灾区、救灾救济司、受灾地区

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

卷二十九志第五五行二 Volume 29 Treatises 5: Five Elements 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 69
卷二十七上五行志 Volume 27a: Treatise on the Five Elements 1 Book of Han 漢書 — count: 62
卷十七本紀第十七世宗一 Volume 17 Annals 17: Shizong 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 45
卷十五本紀第十五孝宗 Volume 15 Annals 15: Xiaozong History of Ming 明史 — count: 43
卷十四本紀第十四憲宗二 Volume 14 Annals 14: Xianzong 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 34
卷十八本紀第十八世宗二 Volume 18 Annals 18: Shizong 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 30
卷二十七志第十七五行上 Volume 27 Treatises 17: Five Elements Part One Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 28
卷二十本紀第二十神宗一 Volume 20 Annals 20: Shenzong 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 26
卷三十七志第十七: 五行 Volume 37 Treatises 17: Five Elements Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 24
昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 22

Collocations

宋灾 (宋災) 宋災 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 17
记灾 (記災) 記災也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 17
宫灾 (宮災) 西宮災 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 12
祸灾 (禍災) 以吊禮哀禍災 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 春官宗伯第三 3. Office of Spring and Minister of Rites — count: 11
廪灾 (廩災) 禦廩災 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 8
外灾 (外災) 外災不書 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 7
言灾 (言災) 曷為或言災 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 6
有水灾 (有水災) 高下有水災曰大水 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 6
降灾 (降災) 降災于夏 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書湯誥 Shang Shu - Announcement of Tang — count: 6
不为灾 (不為災) 不為災 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 5