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The word "灾难" is formed by combining the character "灾", which denotes disaster or calamity, with the character "难", which signifies difficulty or hardship; together, they create a compound word meaning catastrophe or severe misfortune, directly conveying the concept of devastating events through the aggregation of these related meanings.

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这场灾难让人们非常难过。

Zhè chǎng zāinàn ràng rénmen fēicháng nánguò。

This disaster made people very sad.

那场地震是一次巨大的灾难。

Nà chǎng dìzhèn shì yī cì jùdà de zāinàn。

That earthquake was a huge catastrophe.

战争是人类自己造成的灾难。

Zhànzhēng shì rénlèi zìjǐ zàochéng de zāinàn。

War is a disaster caused by humans themselves.

灾难过后，人们互相帮助重建家园。

Zāinàn guòhòu, rénmen hùxiāng bāngzhù chóngjiàn jiāyuán。

After the disaster, people helped each other rebuild their homes.

对于这个小村庄，洪水是一场难以想象的灾难。

Duìyú zhège xiǎo cūnzhuāng, hóngshuǐ shì yī chǎng nányǐ xiǎngxiàng de zāinàn。

For this small village, the flood was an unimaginable calamity.

Word Definition - 灾难

zāi nàn disaster; catastrophe

Individual Character Details

灾 zāi, zāi, zāi
难 nán, nàn