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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[zāi]
  1. 1. noun [灾害] disaster
    flood
  2. 2. noun [不幸] misfortune

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

[zāi]
  1. 1.
    难。
    祸。
  2. 2. 不幸的遭遇
    惹祸。
    没病没

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后,民们靠代食品充饥。
After the flood, the victims allayed their hunger with food substitute.
他家发生了火,这真是飞横祸啊。
A fire broke out in his house, a really unexpected disaster.
这些批拨下来的救物资,一定要分发到民手中。
Make sure to distribute these disaster relief materials to the hands of the victims.
政府平粜粮食,是为了稳定区粮价,使区人民受益。
The government sells the grain stored in public granaries at fair prices in famine years to stabilize the grain price in the disaster area and benefit the people there.
由于情的恶化,政府向区增调两千名官兵。
Due to the worsening of the conditions, the government throws 2000 more soldiers to the disaster area.
一个国家需要贮备大量的粮食,以供难时分发给民。
A country should have a large amount of grain in reserve to distribute to victims of natural disasters.
情过后,病毒在区滋蔓。
After the natural disaster passed, viruses began to spread in the areas it had affected.
小心暗火,谨防火
Watch out for smoldering fire!
过后的现场,看上去景象悲凄。
After the fire, everything was in a pitiable state.
为解决洪涝害、干旱缺水等问题,政府需要再修建一个泵站。
In order to deal with water issues resulted from floods and droughts, the government need to build one more pumping station.

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