劫

HSK 7-9

jié

to rob; to plunder; to hijack (in context); catastrophe; trial

to plunder; to seize by force; to coerce; calamity; abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1]

他被强盗劫持了。

tā bèi qiángdào jié chí le.

He was kidnapped by robbers.

这次火灾给这座城市带来了极大的劫难。

zhè cì huǒzhài gěi zhège chéngshì bāoguì jié nàn.

This fire brought great calamity to this city.