Meaning
dregs; to waste; spoil; to waste; spoil
Chinese: 损坏。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zao” becomes a different word in each tone. 糟 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 糟糕zāo gāotoo bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible
- 糟蹋zāo tàto waste; to spoil; to ruin; to wreck
- 乱七八糟luàn qī bā zāo(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
- 糟了zāo legosh!; oh no!; darn!
- 糟心zāo xīnvexed; annoyed; upset
Example Sentence
糟糕，我把作业忘在家里了。Zāo gāo, wǒ bǎ zuò yè wàng zài jiā lǐ le.Oh no, I left my homework at home.
糟糕Zāo gāotoo bad，我wǒI把bǎ(marks the object)作业zuò yèschool assignment忘wàngto forget在家zài jiāto be at home里lǐinside了le(completed action)。