Extreme weather & disasters in Chinese 自然灾害
zìrán zāihài
When the weather turns dangerous? 15 essential extreme weather & disasters words in Mandarin Chinese, with pinyin and English. Open it in the app to hear each word, tick off the ones you know and turn them into flashcards.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 自然灾害 | zì rán zāi hài | natural disaster |
| 地震 | dì zhèn | earthquake |
| 台风 | tái fēng | typhoon |
| 暴雨 | bào yǔ | rainstorm |
| 洪水 | hóng shuǐ | flood |
| 打雷 | dǎ léi | thunder |
| 闪电 | shǎn diàn | lightning |
| 冰雹 | bīng báo | hail |
| 龙卷风 | lóng juǎn fēng | tornado |
| 干旱 | gān hàn | drought |
| 高温 | gāo wēn | heatwave; high temperature |
| 暴雪 | bào xuě | blizzard |
| 山火 | shān huǒ | wildfire |
| 预警 | yù jǐng | warning |
| 安全 | ān quán | safe |
Example sentences
- 今年的自然灾害很多。There have been lots of natural disasters this year.
- 昨天晚上发生了地震。There was an earthquake last night.
- 台风明天到。The typhoon arrives tomorrow.
- 暴雨下了一整天。It poured with rain all day.
- 洪水淹了很多房子。The flood submerged lots of houses.
- 外面在打雷。It's thundering outside.
- 天上有闪电。There's lightning in the sky.
- 下冰雹了！It's hailing!
- 龙卷风很危险。Tornadoes are dangerous.
- 今年夏天很干旱。This summer has been very dry.
- 这几天有高温。There's a heatwave these days.
- 暴雪让学校停课了。The blizzard closed the schools.
- 山火烧了一个星期。The wildfire burned for a week.
- 发布了暴雨预警。A rainstorm warning has been issued.
- 大家都很安全。Everyone is safe.
Practise speaking
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