救灾 救災 jiù zāi to relieve disaster / to help disaster victims 重灾区 重災區 zhòng zāi qū area particularly hard-hit by a disaster / disaster area 难 難 nàn disaster / distress / to scold syn 灾难 災難 zāi nàn disaster / catastrophe syn 余生 餘生 yú shēng the remaining years of one's life / survival (after a disaster) syn 幸存 xìng cún to survive (a disaster) syn 环保 環保 huán bǎo environmental protection / environmentally friendly / abbr. for 環境保護|环境保护[huan2 jing4 bao3 hu4] 幸灾乐祸 幸災樂禍 xìng zāi lè huò lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom) / fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune / Schadenfreude syn 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom) / main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster syn 死路 sǐ lù dead end / (fig.) the road to disaster syn 祸害 禍害 huò hài disaster / harm / scourge / bad person / to damage / to harm / to wreck syn 大祸 大禍 dà huò disaster / calamity syn 惹祸 惹禍 rě huò to stir up trouble / to invite disaster syn 自然灾害 自然災害 zì rán zāi hài natural disaster syn 死于非命 死於非命 sǐ yú fēi mìng violent death (idiom) / to die in a disaster / an unnatural death syn 灾害 災害 zāi hài calamity / disaster / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 戈尔 戈爾 gē ěr Gore (name) / Al Gore (1948-), US vice-president 1993-2001 under Bill Clinton, subsequently environmental campaigner and Nobel Peace laureate 灾祸 災禍 zāi huò disaster syn 殃及 yāng jí to bring disaster to 化险为夷 化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí to turn peril into safety (idiom) / to avert disaster syn 患儿 患兒 huàn ér child victim of disaster or disease / afflicted child syn 灾区 災區 zāi qū disaster area / stricken region 殉难 殉難 xùn nàn to sacrifice oneself in a just cause / a victim of a disaster syn 心惊肉跳 心驚肉跳 xīn jīng ròu tiào lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom) / fear and trepidation in the face of disaster syn 公害 gōng hài environmental pollution / social scourge / blight on society 环保局 環保局 huán bǎo jú environment protection office / PRC National bureau of environmental protection 受灾 受災 shòu zāi disaster-stricken / to be hit by a natural calamity syn 天灾 天災 tiān zāi natural disaster syn 凶多吉少 兇多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom) / fig. inauspicious / everything points to disaster syn 环卫 環衛 huán wèi public cleanliness / (urban) sanitation / environmental sanitation / abbr. for 環境衛生|环境卫生[huan2 jing4 wei4 sheng1] 罹难 罹難 lí nàn to die in an accident or disaster / to be killed syn 防灾 防災 fáng zāi disaster prevention / to protect against natural disasters 祸事 禍事 huò shì disaster / doom syn 成灾 成災 chéng zāi disastrous / to turn into a disaster syn 灾民 災民 zāi mín victim (of a disaster) syn 祸福 禍福 huò fú disaster and happiness syn 祸患 禍患 huò huàn disaster / calamity syn 人祸 人禍 rén huò man-made disaster 急难 急難 jí nàn misfortune / crisis / grave danger / critical situation / disaster / emergency / to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament syn 灾荒 災荒 zāi huāng natural disaster / famine syn 环境保护 環境保護 huán jìng bǎo hù environmental protection 下发 下發 xià fā to issue (a memorandum etc) to lower levels / to distribute (e.g. disaster relief to victims) syn 环境污染 環境污染 huán jìng wū rǎn environmental pollution 矿难 礦難 kuàng nàn mining disaster 环境卫生 環境衛生 huán jìng wèi shēng environmental sanitation / abbr. to 環衛|环卫[huan2 wei4] 环保型 環保型 huán bǎo xíng environmental / environmentally friendly 环境管理 環境管理 huán jìng guǎn lǐ environmental management 褪去 tuì qù to take off (one's clothes) / (fig.) to shed (one's former image etc) / (of a fad or the after-effects of a disaster etc) to subside / also pr. [tun4 qu4] 环境质量 環境質量 huán jìng zhí liàng environmental quality 滔天 tāo tiān (of waves, anger, a disaster, a crime etc) towering / overwhelming / immense syn 环保设备 環保設備 environmental control equipment 环境工程 環境工程 huán jìng gōng chéng environmental engineer 国家环保总局 國家環保總局 guó jiā huán bǎo zǒng jú (PRC) State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), former incarnation (until 2008) of 環境保護部|环境保护部[Huan2 jing4 Bao3 hu4 bu4] 环境温度 環境溫度 huán jìng wēn dù environmental temperature 自取 zì qǔ to help oneself to (food) / to invite (trouble) / to court (disaster) 防患 fáng huàn to take preventative measures / to guard against accident or disaster 环评 環評 huán píng environmental impact assessment (EIA) / abbr. for 環境影響評估|环境影响评估 赈灾 賑災 zhèn zāi disaster relief 环境治理 環境治理 environmental governance 灭失 滅失 miè shī loss (of sth through natural disaster, theft etc) (law) 绿色和平 綠色和平 lǜ sè hé píng Greenpeace (environmental network) 灾难片 災難片 zāi nàn piàn disaster movie 恶事 惡事 è shì malicious deed / misdeed / disaster / catastrophe 自取灭亡 自取滅亡 zì qǔ miè wáng to court disaster (idiom) / to dig one's own grave syn 弥天 彌天 mí tiān filling the entire sky / covering everything (of fog, crime, disaster etc) 惨事 慘事 cǎn shì disaster 飞来横祸 飛來橫禍 fēi lái hèng huò sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom) syn 环境法 環境法 huán jìng fǎ environmental law 环境标准 huán jìng biāo zhǔn environmental criteria 救灾款 救災款 jiù zāi kuǎn disaster relief funds 哀鸿遍野 哀鴻遍野 āi hóng biàn yě lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom) / fig. land swarming with disaster victims / starving people fill the land syn 蒙难 蒙難 méng nàn to meet with disaster / killed / in the clutches of the enemy / to fall foul of / in danger syn 祸 禍 huò disaster / misfortune / calamity syn 虐 nüè (bound form) brutal / oppressive / harsh / (literary) disaster / catastrophe 孽 niè son born of a concubine / disaster / sin / evil syn 灾星 災星 zāi xīng comet or supernova viewed as evil portent / (fig.) sb or sth that brings disaster syn 环境保护局 huán jìng bǎo hù jú Environmental Protection Agency 离乡背井 離鄉背井 lí xiāng bèi jǐng to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc) syn 祸及 禍及 huò jí to bring disaster upon 雹灾 雹災 báo zāi disaster caused by hail 报忧 報憂 bào yōu to report bad news / to announce failure, shortcoming or disaster 丧乱 喪亂 sāng luàn tragic disaster / disturbance and bloodshed 环保车 環保車 environmental vehicles 作死 zuò sǐ to court disaster / also pr. [zuo1si3] syn 疮痍 瘡痍 chuāng yí wound / skin ulcer / (fig.) the desolation of trauma / desolation in the aftermath of a disaster 环保部 環保部 huán bǎo bù Ministry of Environmental Protection 灾殃 災殃 zāi yāng disaster syn 祓 fú to cleanse / to remove evil / ritual for seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster 祻 gù variant of 禍|祸, disaster 以卵击石 以卵擊石 yǐ luǎn jī shí lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom) / to attempt the impossible / to invite disaster by overreaching oneself 天崩地裂 tiān bēng dì liè heaven falls and earth rends (idiom) / rocked by a major disaster / fig. violent revolution / major social upheaval syn 招灾惹祸 招災惹禍 zhāo zāi rě huò to invite disaster syn 欲益反损 欲益反損 yù yì fǎn sǔn wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom) / good intentions that lead to disaster / It all ends in tears. 祸福无常 禍福無常 huò fú wú cháng disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom) / future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable 祸首罪魁 禍首罪魁 huò shǒu zuì kuí main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom) / main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster 覆巢无完卵 覆巢無完卵 fù cháo wú wán luǎn lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact / no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom) 开门揖盗 開門揖盜 kāi mén yī dào leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom) / to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand syn 防患未萌 fáng huàn wèi méng to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom) / to nip sth in the bud 养痈贻患 養癰貽患 yǎng yōng yí huàn lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom) / tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster / to cherish a viper in one's bosom 