Chinese Word: 糟 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

糟HSK 5

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)。

Antonyms: 好

Total strokes: 17; Radical: 米

Pictophonetic:曹 indicates the sound; 米 (grain) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 米 [ mǐ ] rice, millet, grain
- 曹 [ cáo ] ministers, officials; a company; surname

Similar Characters: 嘈遭槽嶆

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糟糕HSK 5	zāo gāo	too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad
糟蹋HSK 6	zāo tà	to waste; to defile; to abuse; to insult; to defile; to trample on; to wreck; also pr. [zao1 ta5]
乱七八糟	luàn qī bā zāo	everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; at sixes and sevens
糟粕	zāo pò	dross; dregs; rubbish; fig. useless residue
乱糟糟	luàn zāo zāo	chaotic; topsy turvy; a complete mess

1		zhè ge 这个 jiǔ guǐ 酒鬼 de 的 shēng huó 生活 yì tuán zāo 一团糟。 This alcoholic's life is a mess.
2		wèi shén me 为什么 jīn tiān 今天 de 的 tiān qì 天气 zhè me 这么 zāo gāo 糟糕？ Why is the weather so bad today?
3		zhè 这 jiǔ 酒 zhēn 真 zāo 糟， hē 喝 le 了 kǒu 口 dōu 都 xiǎng tù 想吐。 This wine is terrible. It makes me want to throw up.
4		è liè 恶劣 tiān qì 天气 shǐ de 使得 jiāo tōng 交通 gèng jiā 更加 zāo gāo 糟糕。 Bad weather makes the traffic even worse.
5		jīn tiān 今天 xīn qíng 心情 zhēn 真 zāo 糟， shéi 谁 dōu 都 bù xiǎng 不想 jiàn miàn 见面。 I'm feeling terrible today and don't want to see anyone.

1		zhè ge 这个 jiǔ guǐ 酒鬼 de 的 shēng huó 生活 yì tuán zāo 一团糟。 This alcoholic's life is a mess.
2		wèi shén me 为什么 jīn tiān 今天 de 的 tiān qì 天气 zhè me 这么 zāo gāo 糟糕？ Why is the weather so bad today?
3		zhè 这 jiǔ 酒 zhēn 真 zāo 糟， hē 喝 le 了 kǒu 口 dōu 都 xiǎng tù 想吐。 This wine is terrible. It makes me want to throw up.
4		è liè 恶劣 tiān qì 天气 shǐ de 使得 jiāo tōng 交通 gèng jiā 更加 zāo gāo 糟糕。 Bad weather makes the traffic even worse.
5		jīn tiān 今天 xīn qíng 心情 zhēn 真 zāo 糟， shéi 谁 dōu 都 bù xiǎng 不想 jiàn miàn 见面。 I'm feeling terrible today and don't want to see anyone.