Chinese word

受灾

Pronunciation

Pinyinshòu zāi

Meaning

  • verbbe affected by a disaster

Example

那个村子受灾了。nà ge cūn zi shòu zāi le

That village was affected by a disaster.

Illustration for 受灾 (be affected by a disaster)

More examples

洪水期间，许多受灾房屋被淹没。hóng shuǐ qī jiān xǔ duō shòu zāi fáng wū bèi yān mò

During the flood, many disaster-affected houses were submerged.

Core concept

A person, place, or community lies under the damaging effects of a disaster, with safety, property, or daily life harmed.

Common phrases

  • 受灾房屋shòu zāi fáng wū

    disaster-affected houses

  • 受灾企业shòu zāi qǐ yè

    disaster-affected businesses

  • 受灾群众shòu zāi qún zhòng

    disaster-affected residents

Similar words

遭到zāo dào: Suffer an unfavorable result because of an outside force, event, or opinion.
遭受zāo shòu: Bear a loss or a direct damaging impact.
受到shòu dào: Be affected by an outside influence, effect, or form of treatment.
受损shòu sǔn: Become damaged so that an object's value or function declines.

Definition in Chinese

遭受自然或人为的灾害，导致人身、财产或生活受到损害。zāo shòu zì rán huò rén wéi de zāi hài dǎo zhì rén shēn cái chǎn huò shēng huó shòu dào sǔn hài

Word origin

受灾 (shòuzāi, "be affected by a disaster") combines 受 (shòu, "undergo") with 灾 (zāi, "disaster"), so it presents disaster damage as something endured.

Usage tips

  • In everyday reporting, the affected place or group is often the subject, while the cause and degree are added separately, making patterns for location, disaster source, and severity easy to build.

Other meanings

  • be hit by a disasterverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 受灾者shòu zāi zhědisaster victimnoun

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