受灾 shòuzāi disaster-stricken
disaster-stricken; to be hit by a natural calamity
How to remember 受灾: 受 to receive + 灾 disaster = disaster-stricken.
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How it is used
- Verb-object 受+灾 = to be hit by a (natural) disaster - 这个村庄严重受灾 (zhège cūnzhuāng yánzhòng shòuzāi) this village was hit hard by the disaster.
- Lives mostly in fixed pairings: 受灾地区 (disaster-stricken area), 受灾群众 (disaster victims).