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Myanmar (Burma)
Miǎndiàn
缅甸
powerful earthquake
qiángzhèn
强震
one-year anniversary
yī zhōunián
一周年
：
disaster-hit area
zāiqū
灾区
reconstruction
chóngjiàn
重建
slow / sluggish
huǎnmàn
缓慢
，
food / grain
liángshi
粮食
security / safety
ānquán
安全
situation / conditions
xíngshì
形势
still / yet
réng
仍
to indicate (formal)
gào
告
grave / severe
yánjùn
严峻
。

the year 2025
2025 nián
2025年
March 28
sān yuè èrshíbā rì
3月28日
Myanmar
Miǎndiàn
缅甸
magnitude 7.7
qī diǎn qī jí
7.7级
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
one year
yī nián
一年
since (time marker)
lái
来
，
United Nations
Liánhéguó
联合国
agencies / institutions
jīgòu
机构
report
bàogào
报告
to show / to indicate
xiǎnshì
显示
disaster-affected
shòuzāi
受灾
regions / areas
dìqū
地区
one sixth
liù fēn zhī yī
六分之一
structural particle
de
的
households / families
jiātíng
家庭
still
réng
仍
to face
miànlín
面临
food
liángshi
粮食
insecurity / unsafe
bù ānquán
不安全
problems / issues
wèntí
问题
。
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
repair / restoration
xiūfù
修复
due to
yīn
因
political
zhèngzhì
政治
situation / circumstances
júshì
局势
complex / complicated
fùzá
复杂
and / thus (conjunction)
ér
而
severely
yánzhòng
严重
to be hindered / obstructed
shòuzǔ
受阻
。

March 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM

the year 2025
2025 nián
2025年
March 28
sān yuè èrshíbā rì
3月28日
，
a (measure word for events)
yì cháng
一场
Richter scale
Lǐshì
里氏
magnitude 7.7
qī diǎn qī jí
7.7级
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
to strike / to hit
xíjī
袭击
Myanmar
Miǎndiàn
缅甸
central part
zhōngbù
中部
，
to cause / to result in
zàochéng
造成
over / more than
yú
逾
more than 3,800 people
sān qiān bā bǎi rén
3800人
to perish / to die in a disaster
yùnàn
遇难
，
hundreds of thousands of people
shù shí wàn rén
数十万人
displaced / homeless
liúlí shīsuǒ
流离失所
。
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
one-year anniversary
yī zhōunián
一周年
at the time of / on the occasion of
zhī jì
之际
，
disaster-affected
shòuzāi
受灾
areas
dìqū
地区
structural particle
de
的
reconstruction
chóngjiàn
重建
work / efforts
gōngzuò
工作
progress
jìnzhǎn
进展
still / as before
yīrán
依然
very / extremely
shífēn
十分
slow / sluggish
chíhuǎn
迟缓
。
United Nations
Liánhéguó
联合国
World Food Programme
Shìjiè Liángshí Jìhuàshǔ
世界粮食计划署
latest
zuìxīn
最新
report
bàogào
报告
to point out / to note
zhǐchū
指出
，
in
zài
在
affected
shòu yǐngxiǎng
受影响
most severely
zuì yánzhòng
最严重
structural particle
de
的
Sagaing Region
Shíjiē Shěng
实皆省
and
hé
和
Mandalay Region
Màndélè Shěng
曼德勒省
，
approximately
yuē
约
one sixth
liù fēn zhī yī
六分之一
structural particle
de
的
households
jiātíng
家庭
still
réng
仍
face
miànlín
面临
moderate
zhōngdù
中度
to
zhì
至
severe
yánzhòng
严重
structural particle
de
的
food
liángshi
粮食
insecurity
bù ānquán
不安全
conditions / situation
zhuàngkuàng
状况
。
historically significant / long-standing
lìshǐ yōujiǔ
历史悠久
structural particle
de
的
Ava Bridge (historic bridge in Myanmar)
Āwǎ Dàqiáo
阿瓦大桥
to this day / still
zhìjīn
至今
unable to / have not yet
wèinéng
未能
fully / completely
wánquán
完全
be repaired / restored
xiūfù
修复
，
some / part of
bùfen
部分
main roads / arterial roads
zhǔgàn dàolù
主干道路
although already
suī yǐ
虽已
again / anew
chóngxīn
重新
paved / laid
pūshè
铺设
，
but
dàn
但
remote / isolated
piānyuǎn
偏远
villages
cūnzhuāng
村庄
structural particle
de
的
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
damage / destruction
sǔnhuǐ
损毁
situation
qíngkuàng
情况
still
yīrán
依然
serious / severe
yánzhòng
严重
。
aid / assistance
yuánzhù
援助
organizations
zǔzhī
组织
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
Myanmar
Miǎndiàn
缅甸
ongoing / continuing
chíxù
持续
structural particle
de
的
armed
wǔzhuāng
武装
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
severely
yánzhòng
严重
to obstruct / to hinder
zǔài
阻碍
completion particle
le
了
humanitarian
réndào zhǔyì
人道主义
supplies / materials
wùzī
物资
structural particle
de
的
transport / delivery
yùnshū
运输
。
the international community
guójì shèhuì
国际社会
already
yǐ
已
to pledge / to commit
chéngnuò
承诺
for
wèi
为
Myanmar
Miǎndiàn
缅甸
disaster area
zāiqū
灾区
to provide
tígōng
提供
over / more than
yú
逾
more than one billion US dollars
shí yì měiyuán
十亿美元
aid
yuánzhù
援助
，
but
dàn
但
actual
shíjì
实际
disbursed / delivered
dàowèi
到位
funds
zījīn
资金
versus
yǔ
与
pledged
chéngnuò
承诺
amount
jīné
金额
between
zhījiān
之间
still
réng
仍
to exist
cúnzài
存在
considerable
jiào dà
较大
gap / shortfall
chājù
差距
。
this
cǐcì
此次
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
also / at the same time
tóngshí
同时
to cause
zàochéng
造成
Thailand
Tàiguó
泰国
northern part
běibù
北部
over / more than
yú
逾
more than 90 people
jiǔshí rén
90人
to die in a disaster
yùnàn
遇难
，
Thailand
Tàiguó
泰国
side
fāngmiàn
方面
structural particle
de
的
reconstruction
chóngjiàn
重建
work / efforts
gōngzuò
工作
already
yǐ
已
basically / largely
jīběn
基本
completed
wánchéng
完成
，
contrasting with
yǔ
与
Myanmar
Miǎndiàn
缅甸
disaster-hit area
zāiqū
灾区
structural particle
de
的
difficult situation / plight
kùnjìng
困境
to form / to create
xíngchéng
形成
stark
xiānmíng
鲜明
contrast
duìbǐ
对比
。

New Words

dìzhèn
地震
earthquake
qiángzhèn
强震
powerful earthquake
zāiqū
灾区
disaster area
chóngjiàn
重建
reconstruction
huǎnmàn
缓慢
slow / sluggish
liángshi
粮食
food / grain
ānquán
安全
security / safety
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
infrastructure
zhèngzhì
政治
political
júshì
局势
situation / circumstances

News in English

China & World

One Year After Deadly Myanmar Earthquake, Recovery Remains Fragile and Food Security Dire

One year after the magnitude-7.7 earthquake that struck central Myanmar on March 28, 2025, UN agencies report that one sixth of households in the hardest-hit areas still face moderate to severe food insecurity.

One year has passed since a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28, 2025, killing more than 3,800 people and displacing hundreds of thousands. A year after the disaster, reconstruction efforts in affected areas remain significantly slow. United Nations agencies report that one-sixth of households in disaster-stricken regions continue to face food insecurity.

Infrastructure repairs have been severely hindered by the complex political situation in Myanmar. The combination of devastating earthquake damage and ongoing political instability has created major obstacles to recovery and reconstruction efforts.

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speech / address
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rénquán shìwù gāojí zhuānyuán
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to be honored with / to win
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chóngxīn
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kāipán
开盘
，
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Hù Zhǐ
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slightly / by a small margin
xiǎofú
小幅
to edge up / to rise
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。

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