Translation for disaster in the free english chinese dictionary and many other chinese translations. Learn more in the cambridge english chinese simplified dictionary. So far the chinese government has developed more than 60 laws and sets of regulations on subjects including natural disaster incidents accidental disaster incidents public health incidents and social. Chinese words for disaster include 灾害 灾难 灾 祸 大难 大祸 难 惨剧 劫 and 意外.