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灾难 — meaning in English

zāi nàn

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English meaning

  • disaster noun A sudden event, natural or man-made, that causes serious damage, loss of life, or destruction.

Senses

灾难 is used for these senses in English:

  • disaster An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.

disaster — full definition

  1. noun A sudden event, natural or man-made, that causes serious damage, loss of life, or destruction.
  2. noun An event or situation that turns out very badly.
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