Definition

Examples

• 这艘船在暴风雨中遭遇了海难。
  Zhè sōu chuán zài bàofēngyǔ zhōng zāoyù le hǎi nàn.
  This ship encountered a shipwreck in the storm.
• 那次海难造成了许多人失踪。
  Nà cì hǎi nàn zàochéng le xǔduō rén shīzōng.
  That maritime disaster caused many people to go missing.
• 救援队正在调查海难的原因。
  Jiùyuán duì zhèngzài diàochá hǎi nàn de yuányīn.
  The rescue team is investigating the cause of the shipwreck.