Meaning
disaster
Chinese: 灾难。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “huo” becomes a different word in each tone. 祸 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 车祸chē huòtraffic accident; car crash
- 惹祸rě huòto stir up trouble; to invite disaster
- 罪魁祸首zuì kuí huò shǒu(idiom) criminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disaster
- 祸害huò hàidisaster; harm; scourge; bad person
- 人祸rén huòman-made disaster
Example Sentence
平时不注意安全，迟早会闯祸。Píng shí bú zhù yì ān quán, chí zǎo huì chuǎng huò.If you do not pay attention to safety, you will cause an accident sooner or later.
平时Píng shíordinarily不注意bú zhù yìthoughtless安全ān quánsafe，迟早chí zǎosooner or later会huìcan闯chuǎngto rush祸huòdisaster。