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灾变 Pronunciation and Pinyin

灾变 Usage and Examples

Catastrophe

Cataclysm

这次灾变的直接原因是这次经济衰退。

The immediate cause for this cataclysm was the recession.

70年代以来,旱灾变得更加剧烈。

Droughts have grown more intense and longer since the 1970s.

The characters in 灾变

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
灾
zāi7disaster, calamity
变
biàn8change, transform, become

More words starting with 灾

  • zāi灾qián前pre-disaster, before disaster
  • zāi灾qū区disaster area
  • zāi灾qū区rén人mín民people in disaster areas, disaster-stricken people
  • zāi灾qū区jǐng景xiàng象disaster scene, scene of the disaster
  • zāi灾biàn变shì事jiàn件Catastrophic event, Cataclysm
  • zāi灾hòu后post-disaster, aftermath
  • zāi灾hài害A disaster or calamity.
  • zāi灾hài害guò过hòu后after the disaster, post-disaster
  • zāi灾nián年famine year, disastrous year
  • zāi灾huàn患calamity; disaster; misfortune
  • zāi灾qíng情disaster situation, damage
  • zāi灾tè慝disaster, calamity

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Questions about 灾变

What does 灾变 mean in Chinese?

灾变 (zāi biàn) means “Catastrophe, Cataclysm”.

How do you pronounce 灾变?

灾变 is pronounced zāi biàn in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Catastrophe” in Chinese?

“Catastrophe” is 灾变 (zāi biàn) in Chinese.

How is 灾变 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 灾变, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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