How to say “provide disaster relief” in Chinese

救灾
jiùzāi

provide disaster relief

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Energy, ecology, disasters”

“Provide disaster relief” in Chinese is 救灾, jiù zāi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

救灾 is read jiù zāi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

jiù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
zāi — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

救
jiù — save, rescue

On the left, 求 qiú hints at the sound; on the right, 攵 “strike, act”.

灾
zāi — disaster

On top, 宀 “roof”; under it, 火 “fire”: a house on fire.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “救灾”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 救灾. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 政府立即展开了救灾工作zhèngfǔlìjízhǎnkāilejiùzāigōngzuòThe government immediately launched disaster relief work.

More words from the lesson “Rescuers”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “provide disaster relief” in Chinese?

“Provide disaster relief” in Chinese is 救灾, pinyin jiùzāi.

What does 救灾 mean?

救灾 (jiùzāi) means “provide disaster relief”.

How do you write 救灾?

救灾 is 2 characters: 救 (jiù) — save, rescue; 灾 (zāi) — disaster. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 救灾?

救灾 is read jiùzāi. Tones: jiù — fourth tone, zāi — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“provide disaster relief” in the lesson “Rescuers”

This word is from the topic “Energy, ecology, disasters” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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