灾区 zāiqū disaster area
disaster area; stricken region
How to remember 灾区: 灾 disaster + 区 area = disaster area.
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How it is used
- A disaster-stricken area - 赶赴灾区 (gǎnfù zāiqū) rush to the disaster zone, 支援灾区 (zhīyuán zāiqū) aid the stricken region.
- The region hit by a calamity; 灾 (disaster) + 区 (area). Common in relief/news contexts.
- Related: 救灾 (jiùzāi, disaster relief), 灾民 (zāimín, disaster victims).