灾变
zāi biàn
Pinyin

Definition

灾变
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zāi biàn
  1. catastrophe
  2. cataclysmic change

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

多变
duō biàn
  1. 1 fickle
  2. 2 multi-variate (math.)
改变
gǎi biàn
  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to transform
变
biàn
  1. 1 to change
  2. 2 to become different
  3. 3 to transform
  4. 4 to vary
  5. 5 rebellion
变化
biàn huà
  1. 1 change
  2. 2 variation
  3. 3 to change
  4. 4 to vary
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
变得
biàn de
  1. 1 to become
变态
biàn tài
  1. 1 to metamorphose (biology)
  2. 2 abnormal
  3. 3 perverted
  4. 4 hentai
  5. 5 (slang) pervert
变成
biàn chéng
  1. 1 to change into
  2. 2 to turn into
  3. 3 to become
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
事变
shì biàn
  1. 1 incident
  2. 2 unforeseen event
  3. 3 events (in general)
善变
shàn biàn
  1. 1 fickle
  2. 2 mercurial
  3. 3 changeable
  4. 4 capricious
  5. 5 to be apt to change
幸灾乐祸
xìng zāi lè huò
  1. 1 lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune
  2. 2 Schadenfreude
应变
yìng biàn
  1. 1 to meet a contingency
  2. 2 to adapt oneself to changes
消灾
xiāo zāi
  1. 1 to avoid calamities
演变
yǎn biàn
  1. 1 to develop
  2. 2 to evolve
  3. 3 development
  4. 4 evolution
火灾
huǒ zāi
  1. 1 fire (that burns buildings etc)
灾
zāi
  1. 1 disaster
  2. 2 calamity
灾害
zāi hài
  1. 1 calamity
  2. 2 disaster
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
灾难
zāi nàn
  1. 1 disaster
  2. 2 catastrophe
病变
bìng biàn
  1. 1 pathological changes
  2. 2 lesion
  3. 3 diseased (kidney, cornea etc)
突变
tū biàn
  1. 1 sudden change
  2. 2 mutation

Idioms (20)

一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
不识时变
bù shí shí biàn
  1. 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  2. 2 not amenable to reason
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
  1. 1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
  2. 2 unalterable
  3. 3 unvarying
  4. 4 monotonous
俗随时变
sú suí shí biàn
  1. 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
  2. 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
千变万轸
qiān biàn wàn zhěn
  1. 1 constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)
天灾人祸
tiān zāi rén huò
  1. 1 natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)
女大十八变
nu:3 dà shí bā biàn
  1. 1 lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was
幸灾乐祸
xìng zāi lè huò
  1. 1 lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune
  2. 2 Schadenfreude
抢险救灾
qiǎng xiǎn jiù zāi
  1. 1 to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom)
民变峰起
mín biàn fēng qǐ
  1. 1 seething discontent (idiom); widespread popular grievances
泛滥成灾
fàn làn chéng zāi
  1. 1 lit. to flood (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. rampant
  3. 3 in plague proportions
瞬息万变
shùn xī wàn biàn
  1. 1 in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
破财免灾
pò cái miǎn zāi
  1. 1 a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)
祛邪除灾
qū xié chú zāi
  1. 1 to drive away demons to prevent calamity (idiom)
穷则思变
qióng zé sī biàn
  1. 1 when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach (idiom)
翻手为云覆手变雨
fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ
  1. 1 lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain
  2. 2 very powerful and capable (idiom)
万变不离其宗
wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng
  1. 1 many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose
处变不惊
chǔ biàn bù jīng
  1. 1 to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
蜕化变质
tuì huà biàn zhì
  1. 1 to degenerate (morally) (idiom)
  2. 2 to become depraved
谈虎色变
tán hǔ sè biàn
  1. 1 to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 to be scared at the mere mention of

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