浩
劫

Calamity in Chinese: 浩劫 (hào jié)

hào jié

calamity

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Definitions

  1. 1calamity
  2. 2catastrophe
  3. 3apocalypse

Stroke order

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浩
劫

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄠˋ

hào

ㄏ/ hㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧㄝˊ

jié

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 那场大火给这座城市带来了浩劫。

    nà chǎng dà huǒ gěi zhè zuò chéng shì dài lái le hào jié。

    That fire brought catastrophe to this city.

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Related words

劫

jié

to rob

劫持

jié chí

to kidnap

抢劫

qiǎng jié

to rob

耗

hào

to waste

耗费

hào fèi

to waste

耗时

hào shí

time-consuming

喝彩

hè cǎi

to acclaim

禾苗

hé miáo

seedling (of rice or other grain)

合唱

hé chàng

chorus

合乎

hé hū

to accord with

合伙

hé huǒ

to act jointly

合计

hé jì

to add up the total

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