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空难 (kōng nàn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

空难 (kōng nàn) is a Chinese word: air disaster. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 空难

名 míng noun

air disaster

调查人员正在分析空难的原因。

diào chá rén yuán zhèng zài fēn xī kōng nàn de yuán yīn

Investigators are analyzing the cause of the air disaster.

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Word breakdown

空 kōng — air, sky, aviation

Words with this character (19)
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难 nàn — disaster, calamity

Words with this character (6)
  • 1 灾难 zāi nàn — disaster HSK 6
    • 灾 disaster, calamity
    • 难 difficulty, catastrophe
    Example

    灾难发生后，救援队立即赶到现场。

    zāi nàn fā shēng hòu jiù yuán duì lì jí gǎn dào xiàn chǎng

    After the disaster occurred, the rescue team immediately rushed to the scene.

  • 2 刁难 diāo nàn — to make things difficult for HSK 7
    • 刁 crafty, deliberately troublesome
    • 难 difficult, trouble
    Example

    别刁难他了，他已经尽力了。

    bié diāo nàn tā le tā yǐ jīng jìn lì le

    Stop making things difficult for him, he's already done his best.

  • 3 磨难 mó nàn — hardship HSK 7
    • 磨 grinding, wearing down through difficulty
    • 难 difficulty, suffering, calamity
    Example

    他经历了许多磨难，但从未放弃。

    tā jīng lì le xǔ duō mó nàn dàn cóng wèi fàng qì

    He experienced many hardships but never gave up.

  • 4 苦难 kǔ nàn — suffering HSK 7
    • 苦 bitter, painful
    • 难 disaster, calamity
    Example

    战争给人民带来了巨大的苦难。

    zhàn zhēng gěi rén mín dài lái le jù dà de kǔ nàn

    War brought great suffering to the people.

  • 5 遇难 yù nàn — to perish HSK 7
    • 遇 to encounter, to meet with
    • 难 disaster, calamity, misfortune
    Example

    三名登山者在雪崩中遇难。

    sān míng dēng shān zhě zài xuě bēng zhōng yù nàn

    Three climbers perished in an avalanche.

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  • 6 避难 bì nàn — to take refuge HSK 7
    • 避 to avoid, to escape
    • 难 disaster, calamity, hardship
    Example

    战争爆发后，许多人民不得不避难到邻国。

    zhàn zhēng bào fā hòu xǔ duō rén mín bù dé bù bì nàn dào lín guó

    After the war broke out, many people had no choice but to take refuge in neighboring countries.

Structure & writing
1 空 kōng — empty; hollow; impractical
Xpinyin
空 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 5
控 kòng to accuse, to lodge a complaint against
HSK 6
腔 qiāng hollow or organ-containing cavity inside an animal's body

consists of

1.1 穴 xué — cave; pit or hole in the ground or a structure
穴 is a component in 20 characters
HSK 1
穿 chuān to pierce; to penetrate through
HSK 3
空 kōng empty; hollow; impractical 突 tū chimney or smoke outlet beside an ancient stove
HSK 4
究 jiū to investigate thoroughly; to trace 窗 chuāng window (opening in a wall for air and light)
HSK 5
穷 qióng poor, impoverished (opposite of 富) 窄 zhǎi narrow; not wide (opposite of 宽)
HSK 6
挖 wā to dig (into the ground to form a pit, trench, etc.)
HSK 7
帘 lián curtain or screen made of cloth, bamboo, reed, etc. 窃 qiè to steal; to pilfer 窍 qiào hole or orifice, esp. of the eyes, ears, mouth, and nose 窑 yáo kiln for firing bricks, tiles, or ceramics 窒 zhì to obstruct; to choke; to suffocate
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窘 jiǒng destitute; impoverished 窜 cuàn to flee in disorder; to scurry about (of bandits, enemy troops, animals, etc.) 窝 wō nest or den of birds, animals, or insects 窟 kū cave; cavern 窥 kuī to peep; to spy on secretly 窿 long (dial.) coal mine tunnel 邃 suì deep and distant (of time or space)
1.2 工 gōng — worker; working class
工 is a component in 19 characters
HSK 2
红 hóng red (color like fresh blood)
HSK 3
差 chā mistake; error 空 kōng empty; hollow; impractical 轻 qīng light in weight; low in density (opposite of '重')
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功 gōng merit; achievement (opposite of 过) 巧 qiǎo clever and skillful; ingenious 式 shì shape or form of an object 江 jiāng a large river 项 xiàng (lit.) back of the neck/nape
HSK 5
贡 gòng to offer tribute to the imperial court
HSK 6
巩 gǒng firm, solid 径 jìng narrow path; footpath 攻 gōng to attack, assault; opposite of 'defend' 虹 hóng rainbow (colorful arc in the sky after rain, with seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet)
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扛 káng to carry on one's shoulder (without tools) 杠 gàng thick rod or pole 毁 huǐ to destroy; to ruin 缸 gāng large container (jar, vat, or crock) with a narrow base and wide mouth, made of pottery, porcelain, enamel, or glass 诬 wū to falsely accuse; to slander with fabricated facts

Stroke order

2 难 nàn — misfortune; disaster; calamity
Xpinyin
难 is a component in 3 characters
HSK 7
摊 tān to spread out; to lay flat 滩 tān beach; shoal; sandbank (flat land formed by silt along rivers, lakes, or seas) 瘫 tān paralysis; loss of motor function due to nerve damage

consists of

2.1 又 yòu — again; indicating repetition or successive occurrence of an action
又 is a component in 38 characters
HSK 1
对 duì to answer; to reply 服 fú clothing; garment 欢 huān joyful, happy 汉 hàn Han River (汉江), originating in southern Shaanxi, flowing into the Yangtze at Wuhan, Hubei 鸡 jī chicken (domestic fowl with short beak, red comb, and short wings)
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双 shuāng two (often symmetrical, opposite of 单) 叔 shū father's younger brother; also a form of address for a man of the same generation as one's father but younger and unrelated (can be reduplicated) 受 shòu to receive; to accept 变 biàn to change; to differ from before 戏 xì to play; to frolic
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报 bào newspaper; also refers to certain periodicals 轻 qīng light in weight; low in density (opposite of '重') 难 nán difficult; not easy (opposite of 易)
HSK 4
仅 jǐn only; merely 反 fǎn to flip over; to turn upside down 取 qǔ to take into one's hand 度 dù instrument or unit for measuring length 支 zhī to prop up; to support
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观 guān to observe carefully 餐 cān to eat (a meal)
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劝 quàn to persuade; to convince someone by presenting facts and reasoning 叉 chā fork (a utensil with two or more tines at one end and a handle at the other) 权 quán ancient counterweight of a steelyard 艰 jiān difficult; not easy
HSK 6
叙 xù to narrate, to chat 径 jìng narrow path; footpath 竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横')
HSK 7
侵 qīn to invade, to encroach on others' rights 凤 fèng phoenix, the legendary king of birds (the male is called 凤, the female 凰) 叹 tàn to sigh out of worry or sorrow 圣 shèng supremely exalted and wise 奴 nú slave (person oppressed, exploited, and controlled in old society)
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寝 qǐn to sleep 浸 jìn to soak in liquid; to steep 璨 càn (lit.) fine jade 盈 yíng to be full; to fill up 缀 zhuì to sew together; to stitch 驭 yù to drive (a carriage or horse)
2.2 隹 zhuī — short-tailed bird radical
隹 is a component in 23 characters
HSK 1
谁 shéi who (interrogative pronoun)
HSK 2
准 zhǔn standard; norm; criterion
HSK 3
难 nán difficult; not easy (opposite of 易)
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售 shòu to sell; to vend 推 tuī push (an object) outward in the direction of force
HSK 5
唯 wéi solely, only 堆 duī a pile; a heap of accumulated things 维 wéi to connect; to tie 集 jí to gather, assemble, collect
HSK 6
截 jié to cut off; to sever (something long and slender) 携 xié to carry with one; to bring along 椎 zhuī vertebra, short bone forming the spine in humans and higher animals 焦 jiāo scorched, charred (dried out by heat, turning yellowish-black, hard and brittle) 雄 xióng male (of organisms that produce sperm, opposite of 雌)
HSK 7
帷 wéi curtain; tent curtain surrounding an area 稚 zhì (dial.) late-planted crops 雀 què sparrow; small bird with long wings, varies in plumage between sexes, feeds on grains and insects; refers broadly to small birds 雅 yǎ court music of the Zhou dynasty; the Ya odes in the Book of Songs (divided into Greater Ya and Lesser Ya) 雇 gù to hire someone to work for you
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雌 cí female (of animals or plants, capable of producing egg cells; opposite of 雄) 雕 diāo to carve or engrave on bamboo, wood, jade, metal, etc. 霍 huò (lit.) suddenly; swiftly 鹤 hè crane (large wading bird with long neck and legs, white or grey plumage)

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