Adj.how terrible; what bad luck; too bad

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Practice writing 糟糕 (zāo gāo) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

糟糕 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 糟糕 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 糟糕 with other words naturally.
Adjective + Nounwith天气
zāo
gāo
de
tiān
neutral
terrible weather
Adverb + Adjectivewith
hěn
zāo
gāo
neutral
very bad
Subject + Predicatewith情况
qíng
kuàng
zāo
gāo
neutral
the situation is bad
Adjective + Complementwith
zāo
gāo
tòu
liǎo
informalSpoken
extremely bad

Example Sentences with 糟糕

zāo
gāo
wàng
le
dài
yào
shi
Oh no, I forgot to bring the keys.
zāo
gāo
de
shì
zhè
tóu
jué
de
shī
jiāng
dǎo
zhì
gōng
miàn
lín
yán
zhòng
kuī
sǔn
What's terrible is that the mistake in this investment decision will cause the company to face serious losses.
nán
dào
jué
de
zài
zhòng
yào
de
huì
shàng
chí
dào
qíng
kuàng
fēi
cháng
zāo
gāo
ma
Don't you think it's very bad to be late for such an important meeting?
jīn
tiān
de
tiān
zhēn
zāo
gāo
zhí
zài
xià
The weather is really bad today; it's been raining all day.
fēi
dàn
méi
yǒu
chéng
rèn
cuò
fǎn
ér
shì
yǎn
gài
zhè
zāo
gāo
de
shì
Not only did he not admit his mistake, but he also tried to cover up this terrible accident.
jìn
guǎn
tiān
zāo
gāo
tòu
dǐng
dàn
men
de
wài
huó
dòng
huà
bìng
wèi
yīn
xiāo
Although the weather was absolutely terrible, our outdoor activity plan was not canceled because of it.
zhè
ge
huà
tīng
lái
hěn
zāo
gāo
men
chóng
xīn
kǎo
xià
This plan sounds terrible; we need to reconsider it.
zāo
gāo
hǎo
xiàng
fèn
zhì
guān
zhòng
yào
de
wén
jiàn
luò
zài
chū
chē
shàng
le
Oh no, it seems I left that crucial document in the taxi.