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横祸
横祸
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横祸

横祸 Pronunciation and Pinyin

横祸 Usage and Examples

sudden misfortune

unexpected disaster

sudden calamity

即使你小心的走路,也会有飞来横祸。

Even if you carefully walk, there will be mishaps.

也没有一条被这横祸无辜夺去的生命应该承受这样的悲惨命运。

Those whose lives were taken did nothing to deserve their fate.

The characters in 横祸

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
横
hèng15horizontal, sideways, across
祸
huò11disaster, calamity, misfortune

More words starting with 横

  • héng横sān三shùn顺sì四de的3 by 4, three horizontal and four vertical
  • héng横gèn亘stretch across, lie across
  • héng横biǎn匾A horizontal tablet or plaque.
  • héng横wò卧lie across, lie horizontally
  • héng横xiàng向
  • héng横xiàng向de的horizontal, lateral
  • héng横zuò坐biāo标x-coordinate, abscissa
  • héng横fú幅banner
  • héng横zhēng征bào暴liǎn敛de的extortionate, rapacious
  • héng横tuō拖dào倒zhuài拽zhe着drag forcibly, pull and drag
  • hèng横bào暴perverse and violent
  • héng横gān杆crossbar, bar

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Questions about 横祸

What does 横祸 mean in Chinese?

横祸 (hèng huò) means “sudden misfortune, unexpected disaster, sudden calamity”.

How do you pronounce 横祸?

横祸 is pronounced hèng huò in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “sudden misfortune” in Chinese?

“sudden misfortune” is 横祸 (hèng huò) in Chinese.

How is 横祸 used in a sentence?

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

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