糟糕 (zāo gāo): How terrible (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

zāo糟

dregs, sediment; to spoil, ruin

gāo糕

cake; pastry

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How to Use 糟糕 in Sentences

Adjective + Nounwith天气

zāo糟

gāo糕

de的

tiān天

qì气

neutral

terrible weather

Adverb + Adjectivewith很

hěn很

zāo糟

gāo糕

neutral

very bad

Subject + Predicatewith情况

qíng情

kuàng况

zāo糟

gāo糕

Adjective + Complementwith透

zāo糟

gāo糕

tòu透

le了

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Example Sentences with 糟糕

zāo糟

gāo糕

de的

shì是

，

zhè这

cì

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yī tuán zāo

a complete mess

乱糟糟luàn zāo zāomessy; chaotic

糟糠之妻zāo kāng zhī qīA wife who has shared her husband's hardships and poverty; a loyal and devoted spouse who stood by her partner through difficult times.

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How to Use 糟糕 in Sentences

Adjective + Nounwith天气

zāo糟

gāo糕

de的

tiān天

qì气

neutral

terrible weather

Adverb + Adjectivewith很

hěn很

zāo糟

gāo糕

neutral

very bad

Subject + Predicatewith情况

qíng情

kuàng况

zāo糟

gāo糕

Adjective + Complementwith透

zāo糟

gāo糕

tòu透

le了

5.

Example Sentences with 糟糕

zāo糟

gāo糕

de的

shì是

，

zhè这

cì

neutral

the situation is bad

informal

Spoken

extremely bad

次

tóu投

zī资

jué决

cè策

de的

shī失

wù误

jiāng将

dǎo导

zhì致

gōng公

sī司

miàn面

lín临

yán严

zhòng重

kuī亏

sǔn损

。

What's terrible is that the mistake in this investment decision will cause the company to face serious losses.

jīn今

tiān天

de的

tiān天

qì气

zhēn真

zāo糟

gāo糕

，

yì一

zhí直

zài在

xià下

yǔ雨

。

The weather is really bad today; it's been raining all day.

tā他

fēi非

dàn但

méi没

yǒu有

chéng承

rèn认

cuò错

wù误

，

fǎn反

ér而

shì试

tú图

yǎn掩

gài盖

zhè这

qǐ起

zāo糟

gāo糕

de的

shì事

gù故

。

Not only did he not admit his mistake, but he also tried to cover up this terrible accident.

jìn尽

guǎn管

tiān天

qì气

zāo糟

gāo糕

tòu透

dǐng顶

，

dàn但

wǒ我

men们

de的

hù户

wài外

huó活

dòng动

jì计

huà划

bìng并

wèi未

yīn因

cǐ此

qǔ取

xiāo消

。

Although the weather was absolutely terrible, our outdoor activity plan was not canceled because of it.

zhè这

ge个

jì计

huà划

tīng听

qǐ起

lái来

hěn很

zāo糟

gāo糕

，

wǒ我

men们

dé得

chóng重

xīn新

kǎo考

lǜ虑

yī一

xià下

。

This plan sounds terrible; we need to reconsider it.

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