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Pinyin: zāo
English Definition: dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined
Chinese Definition:
①做酒剩下的渣子:酒糟。糟粕(亦喻无价值的东西)。糟蛋。糟糠之妻(指贫穷时共患难的妻子)。
②腐朽,腐烂:糟烂。糟朽。
③坏:事情办糟了。糟糕。
④作践,损害:糟蹋。糟践(“践”读轻声)。
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Total strokes: 17; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (grain) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] rice, millet, grain
    • [ cáo ] ministers, officials; a company; surname
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Example Words
糟糕 zāo gāo too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad
糟蹋 zāo to waste; to defile; to abuse; to insult; to defile; to trample on; to wreck; also pr. [zao1 ta5]
乱七八糟 luàn zāo everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; at sixes and sevens
糟粕 zāo dross; dregs; rubbish; fig. useless residue
乱糟糟 luàn zāo zāo chaotic; topsy turvy; a complete mess
More: 糟* | *糟 | *糟*
Example Sentences
1
This alcoholic's life is a mess.
2
Why is the weather so bad today?
3
This wine is terrible. It makes me want to throw up.
4
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Bad weather makes the traffic even worse.
5
I'm feeling terrible today and don't want to see anyone.