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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 灾难

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
灾难 zāi nàn - disaster; catastrophe

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 5 2,798 6,800 7,334

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
灾 zāi- disaster; calamity
灾 zāi- variant of 災|灾[zai1]
灾 zāi- old variant of 災|灾[zai1]
难 nán- difficult (to...)
- problem
- difficulty
- difficult
- not good
难 nàn- disaster
- distress
- to scold

Other Words Containing 灾难

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
灾难 6 5 2,798 6,800 7,334