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重災區

简重灾区 · 繁重災區

Mandarin · pinyin zhòng zāi qū

area particularly hard-hit by a disaster
disaster area

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重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
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灾: zāi · calamity, disaster, catastrophe
区: qū · area, district, region, ward

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4–1–1 · zhong4 zai1 qu1

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cung5 zoi1 keoi1

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noun

area most affected by a natural disaster
(figurative) area or sector that bears the brunt of a disaster, attack, policy, etc.; worst-hit area

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