This fire was caused by a short circuit in the wiring.
old variant of 災|灾[zai1]
Hanzi
Grade
Grade 5
Pinyin
zāi
Bopomofo
ㄗㄞ
Jyutping
zoi1
Example sentences
Rolling black smoke billowed from the fire scene.
That fire burned down many houses.
This war brought huge suffering.
The history class discussed the disasters caused by the Nazi regime in Europe.
This typhoon caused severe damage to many areas.
The government allocated funds to assist the disaster-affected residents.
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