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    Expressing 'air disaster' with 空难 (kōngnàn)

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    Modifier + 空难

    Explanation

    空难 (kōngnàn) means 'air disaster' or 'plane crash,' used as a noun to refer to aviation accidents or catastrophes. It is a formal term frequently found in news reports. For example, 最严重的空难 means 'the most serious air disaster.'

    Examples

    • 这是近十年来最严重的空难。

      Zhè shì jìn shí nián lái zuì yánzhòng de kōngnàn.

      This is the most serious air disaster in the past ten years.

    • 空难发生后,很多航班都取消了。

      Kōngnàn fāshēng hòu, hěn duō hángbān dōu qǔxiāo le.

      After the air disaster, many flights were canceled.

    • 调查人员正在分析这次空难的原因。

      Diàochá rényuán zhèngzài fēnxī zhè cì kōngnàn de yuányīn.

      Investigators are analyzing the cause of this air disaster.

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