| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 雹災 | 雹灾 | báo zāi | disaster caused by hail |
| 大災 | 大灾 | dà zāi | plague |
| 旱災 | 旱灾 | hàn zāi | (n) drought |
| 航天飛機挑戰者號災難 | 航天飞机挑战者号灾难 | Háng tiān Fēi jī Tiǎo zhàn zhě hào zāi nàn | Space Shuttle Challenger disaster |
| 洪災 | 洪灾 | hóng zāi | flood |
| 火災 | 火灾 | huǒ zāi | fire (that burns buildings, etc.) |
| 減災 | 减灾 | jiǎn zāi | measures to reduce disasters |
| 救災 | 救灾 | jiù zāi | (v) help people in a disaster area |
| 受災 | 受灾 | shòu zāi | disaster-stricken |
| 水災 | 水灾 | shuǐ zāi | (n) flood |
| 災 | 灾 | zāi | disaster; calamity |
| 災害 | 灾害 | zāi hài | disastrous damage; scourge |
| 災荒 | 灾荒 | zāi huāng | (n) natural disaster; famine |
| 災民 | 灾民 | zāi mín | victim (of a disaster) |
| 災難 | 灾难 | zāi nàn | disaster; catastrophe |
| 災區 | 灾区 | zāi qū | disaster area; stricken region |
| 自然災害 | 自然灾害 | zì rán zāi hài | natural disaster |
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