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糟

zāoㄗㄠ

Sino-Vietnamese: TAO

Traditional: 糟

HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4

Meaning(adjective, verb)

dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined

Common: 糟了 (oh no!), 一团糟 (a total mess), 糟糕.

Examples

  • 糟了,我忘带钥匙了!

    zāo le, wǒ wàng dài yào shi le!

    Oh no, I forgot my keys!

  • 今天的天气真糟。

    jīn tiān de tiān qì zhēn zāo.

    The weather today is really awful.

  • 事情被他弄得一团糟。

    shì qíng bèi tā nòng dé yì tuán zāo.

    He made a complete mess of things.

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Stroke order

TAO · 17 strokes

dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined