浩 hào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 告 to tell, to inform, to announce
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
浩劫
hàojié
catastrophe; calamity
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Example phrases
- 那场战争成为城市记忆中的浩劫，许多家庭至今不愿回望。 Nà chǎng zhànzhēng chéngwéi chéngshì jìyì zhōng de hàojié, xǔduō jiātíng zhìjīn bú yuàn huíwàng. That war became a catastrophe in the city's memory, and many families are still unwilling to look back on it.
- 那场大火是小镇历史上的一次浩劫。 Nà chǎng dàhuǒ shì xiǎozhèn lìshǐ shang de yí cì hàojié. That great fire was a calamity in the town's history.
- 经历了这场浩劫，人们更懂得保护家园。 Jīnglì le zhè chǎng hàojié, rénmen gèng dǒngde bǎohù jiāyuán. Having lived through this calamity, people understand better how to protect their homeland.
Related words
- 浩瀚 hàohàn vast; boundless
- 劫 jié to rob; to seize by force
- 劫持 jiéchí to hijack; to kidnap; to hold hostage
- 抢劫 qiǎngjié to rob; robbery
- 豁出去 huōchuqu to risk everything; to throw caution to the wind
- 黑名单 hēimíngdān blacklist
- 化险为夷 huàxiǎnwéiyí turn danger into safety
- 壁垒 bìlěi barrier; rampart
- 遏制 èzhì to curb; to contain
- 捍卫 hànwèi to defend; to safeguard
- 提防 dīfang to guard against; to beware of
- 抵挡 dǐdǎng to withstand; to resist