受灾 meaning in English
disaster-stricken; to be hit by a natural calamity
Meaning of 受灾
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- disaster-stricken
- to be hit by a natural calamity
How to use 受灾
受灾 is used mostly in news and formal writing about floods, earthquakes, droughts and similar events. It often appears before nouns like 地区 (dìqū) or 群众 (qúnzhòng). Example: 这次洪水让很多村庄受灾。(Zhè cì hóngshuǐ ràng hěn duō cūnzhuāng shòuzāi.) This flood hit many villages.
受 (shòu) means to receive or suffer, and 灾 (zāi) means disaster. Picture 灾 as fire 火 under a roof 宀, so a place that suffers a disaster is 受灾.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 受伤 (shòushāng) when they mean 受灾. 受伤 is for a person getting injured, while 受灾 is for people or places hit by a disaster. Also watch the shape of 灾: it is 宀 over 火, not 穴 or 灭.
受灾 in example sentences
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受 shòu · to receive · 8 strokes
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灾 zāi · disaster · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 受灾.
| 接受 | jiēshòu | to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce |
| 受到 | shòudào | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punishe |
| 难受 | nánshòu | to feel unwell; to suffer pain |
| 受伤 | shòushāng | to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc) |
| 感受 | gǎnshòu | to sense; perception |
| 受不了 | shòubuliǎo | unbearable; unable to endure |
| 承受 | chéngshòu | to bear; to support |
| 享受 | xiǎngshòu | to enjoy; to live it up |
| 忍受 | rěnshòu | to bear; to endure |
| 灾难 | zāinàn | disaster; catastrophe |
| 火灾 | huǒzāi | serious fire (in a city or a forest etc) |
| 灾害 | zāihài | calamity; disaster |
Questions about 受灾
What does 受灾 mean?
受灾 (shòuzāi) means "disaster-stricken; to be hit by a natural calamity".
How do you write 受灾?
受灾 is made of 2 characters: 受 (8 strokes), 灾 (7 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 受灾 an HSK word?
Yes. 受灾 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 受灾 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 受灾 is written 受災.
What is the difference between 受灾 and 遭灾?
Both mean to be hit by a disaster. 遭灾 (zāozāi) sounds a bit more colloquial. 受灾 is the standard word in official reports and phrases like 受灾地区 (disaster area).
Can 受灾 take an object?
No. 受灾 already contains its object 灾, so you do not say 受灾洪水. Instead say 因洪水受灾 (yīn hóngshuǐ shòuzāi), hit by the flood, or name the area as the subject.