How to say “be hit by a disaster” in Chinese
be hit by a disaster
“Be hit by a disaster” in Chinese is 受灾, shòu zāi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
受灾 is read shòu zāi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
There is a hand at the top and one at the bottom: one gives, the other receives.
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 “受灾”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “be hit by a disaster” in Chinese?
“Be hit by a disaster” in Chinese is 受灾, pinyin shòuzāi.
What does 受灾 mean?
受灾 (shòuzāi) means “be hit by a disaster”.
How do you write 受灾?
受灾 is 2 characters: 受 (shòu) — receive; endure; 灾 (zāi) — disaster. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 受灾?
受灾 is read shòuzāi. Tones: shòu — fourth tone, zāi — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“be hit by a disaster” in the lesson “Flood”
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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