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灾难

catastrophe

灾难
zāinàn1st tone
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

小行星不需要直接击中基地,也能造成灾难。

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小行星不需要直接击中基地,也能造成灾难。

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