25 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 乞丐 | qǐ gài | beggar |
| 乞讨 | qǐ tǎo | to beg |
| 人祸 | rén huò | human disaster |
| 保险 | bǎo xiǎn | insurance |
| 地震 | dì zhèn | earthquake |
| 天灾 | tiān zāi | natural disaster |
| 失业 | shī yè | unemployment |
| 孤儿 | gū ér | orphan |
| 孤独 | gū dú | lonely |
| 幸灾乐祸 | xìng zāi lè huò | lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune |
| 忍受 | rěn shòu | to bear |
| 旱灾 | hàn zāi | drought |
| 减轻 | jiǎn qīng | to lighten |
| 灾区 | zāi qū | disaster area |
| 灾民 | zāi mín | victim (of a disaster) |
| 灾难 | zāi nàn | disaster |
| 穷光蛋 | qióng guāng dàn | poor wretch |
| 贫困 | pín kùn | impoverished |
| 难以忍受 | nán yǐ rěn shòu | hard to endure |
| 难以置信 | nán yǐ zhì xìn | hard to believe |
| 难兄难弟 | nán xiōng nán dì | lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom) |
| 难民 | nàn mín | refugee |
| 难以想象 | nán yǐ xiǎng xiàng | unimaginable |
| 涝灾 | lào zāi | waterlog |
| 贫困户 | pín kùn hù | family in poverty |