灾难
disaster, catastrophe
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- Pinyin
- zāinàn
- Strokes
- 17
- In episodes
- 1
Stroke order for 灾难
灾难 is written with 17 strokes (灾: 7, 难: 10). The animation replays automatically.
Usage
HSK 5. 灾难性的坠机 — a catastrophic crash.
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他形容这是一场灾难性的空难，机上九个人全部遇难，没有一个人活下来。
He described it as a catastrophic plane crash; all nine people on board died, and no one survived.
Learjet 60 Crashes in Palm Beach County, Florida, Killing All Nine On Board
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