| 1 | 遭到 | 遭到 | zāo dào | zao1 dao4 | to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate) | | |
| 2 | 遭受 | 遭受 | zāo shòu | zao1 shou4 | to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune) | | |
| 3 | 遭 | 遭 | zāo | zao1 | to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident | | |
| 4 | 遭遇 | 遭遇 | zāo yù | zao1 yu4 | to meet with; to encounter; (bitter) experience | | |
| 5 | 遭逢 | 遭逢 | zāo féng | zao1 feng2 | to encounter (sth unpleasant) | | |
| 6 | 遭逢盛世 | 遭逢盛世 | zāo féng shèng shì | zao1 feng2 sheng4 shi4 | to live in prosperous times | | |
| 7 | 遭拒 | 遭拒 | zāo jù | zao1 ju4 | to meet with a refusal (e.g. visa); to have an application rejected | | |
| 8 | 遭难 | 遭難 | zāo nàn | zao1 nan4 | to run into misfortune | | |
| 9 | 遭软禁 | 遭軟禁 | zāo ruǎn jìn | zao1 ruan3 jin4 | be put under house arrest | | |
| 10 | 遭瘟 | 遭瘟 | zāo wēn | zao1 wen1 | to suffer from a plague; to endure a misfortune; a plague on him! | | |
| 11 | 遭袭 | 遭襲 | zāo xí | zao1 xi2 | and was attacked | | |
| 12 | 遭殃 | 遭殃 | zāo yāng | zao1 yang1 | to suffer a calamity | | |
| 13 | 遭罪 | 遭罪 | zāo zuì | zao1 zui4 | to endure hardship; to suffer | | |