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  zoi1   jyutping
  zai1   pinyin
[n] calamity; disaster; catastrophe

Stroke count: 7
Level: 3
Radical: (#86)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
災 / 灾

This word has been viewed 6581 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jul 2009 13:06

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detail  hang6 zoi1 lok6 wo6  xing4 zai1 le4 huo4 = schadenfreude; enjoying seeing or hearing about troubles of other people
detail  seoi2 zoi1  shui3 zai1 = flood (calamity)
detail  zoi1 hoi6  zai1 hai4 = scourge
detail  zoi1 fong1  zai1 huang1 = famine (due to crop failure)
detail  zoi1 naan6  zai1 nan4 = disaster; catastrophe
detail  gau3 zoi1  jiu4 zai1 = to help people in a disaster area
detail  zan3 zoi1  zhen4 zai1 = relief people in stricken areas
detail  zoi1 man4  zai1 min2 = disaster victims
detail  fo2 zoi1  huo3 zai1 = fire (that burns buildings, etc.)
detail  zoi1 keoi1  zai1 qu1 = disaster area, stricken region
See all 29 compounds (CantoDict reports 32 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 災
detail 大批物資災區
A great amount of goods have been transported to the disaster area.
[Passive voice can often be expressed without using the passive marker 被 or other similar prepositions, esp for written expressions. ]
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