受灾

• 拼音: shòu zāi
• 汉字拆解: 受 = 爫 (claw) + 冖 (cover) + 又 (hand), depicting receiving; 灾 = 宀 (roof) + 火 (fire), disaster under a roof

含义

To suffer from a disaster; to be affected by a calamity.

A verb-object compound describing being impacted by natural or man-made disasters. Commonly used in news reports and official communications about floods, earthquakes, typhoons, and other emergencies. Often collocates with words like 地区 (area), 群众 (masses), or 人数 (number of people).

例句

1. 今年洪水受灾地区的群众已经得到妥善安置。
2. 受灾群众急需食物、饮用水和医疗物资。
3. 据统计，这次地震受灾人数超过十万。

用法指南

语境: news, disaster relief, government

语气: serious

正确说法

• 受灾群众需要帮助。(The disaster-affected people need help.)
• 受灾面积很大。(The affected area is very large.)

错误说法

• 我今天受灾了 — for personal bad luck or minor misfortune, use 倒霉 or 遭殃; 受灾 is for actual disasters

起源与历史

Compound of 受 (to receive/suffer) + 灾 (disaster), meaning to receive or suffer from disaster.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal