How to say “disaster area” in Chinese
disaster area
“Disaster area” in Chinese is 灾区, zāi qū: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
灾区 is read zāi qū: 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
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 “灾 区”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 灾区. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 记者已经抵达灾区jìzhěyǐjīngdǐdázāiqūReporters have already arrived in the disaster area.
- 救援人员连夜赶到了灾区。jiùyuánrényuánliányègǎndàolezāiqūRescuers rushed to the disaster area that same night.
- 灾区现在最缺什么？zāiqūxiànzàizuìquēshénmeWhat does the disaster area need most right now?
- 很多人为灾区捐款。hěnduōrénwèizāiqūjuānkuǎnMany people donate money to the disaster areas.
- 政府号召民众为灾区捐款zhèngfǔhàozhàomínzhòngwèizāiqūjuānkuǎnThe government calls on the population to donate money to the disaster areas.
More words from the lesson “Flood”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “disaster area” in Chinese?
“Disaster area” in Chinese is 灾区, pinyin zāiqū.
What does 灾区 mean?
灾区 (zāiqū) means “disaster area”.
How do you write 灾区?
灾区 is 2 characters: 灾 (zāi) — disaster; 区 (qū) — district, zone. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 灾区?
灾区 is read zāiqū. Tones: zāi — first tone, qū — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“disaster area” 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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