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遭受 (zāo shòu): Suffer (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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遭受 consists of 2 characters.

to meet with, to encounter (usually misfortune)

to receive, to accept, to suffer

How to Use 遭受 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 遭受 with other words naturally.

zāo遭

shòu受

bù不

xìng幸

neutral

suffer misfortune

Verb + Objectwith 不幸

zāo遭

shòu受

dǎ打

jī击

neutral

suffer a blow

Verb + Objectwith 打击

zāo遭

shòu受

sǔn损

shī失

neutral

suffer losses

Verb + Objectwith 损失

zāo遭

shòu受

kǔ苦

nàn难

formalWritten

Example Sentences with 遭受

tā他

zāo遭

shòu受

le了

dǎ打

jī击

。

suffer hardship

Verb + Objectwith 苦难

He suffered a blow.

zài在

tán谈

pàn判

zhōng中

，

wǒ我

men们

jiān坚

jué决

bù不

néng能

zāo遭

shòu受

rèn任

hé何

bù不

gōng公

píng平

de的

dài待

yù遇

。

During negotiations, we absolutely cannot suffer any unfair treatment.

nǐ你

zuì最

jìn近

shì是

fǒu否

zāo遭

shòu受

le了

lái来

zì自

tóng同

shì事

de的

pái排

jǐ挤

huò或

wù误

jiě解

？

Have you recently suffered any exclusion or misunderstanding from your colleagues?

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zhè这

ge个

chéng城

shì市

zài在

zhàn战

zhēng争

zhōng中

zāo遭

shòu受

le了

yán严

zhòng重

de的

pò破

huài坏

。

The city suffered severe damage during the war.

zhè这

piàn片

sēn森

lín林

bìng并

wèi未

zāo遭

shòu受

shàng上

tā他

yīn因

jiān坚

chí持

yuán原

zé则

ér而

zāo遭

shòu受

yóu由

yú于

guǎn管

lǐ理

bù不

shàn善

，

gōng公

sī司

zāo

wǒ我

de的

shǒu手

jī机

zuó昨

tiān天

bù不

xiǎo小

xīn心

shuāi

cì次

shān山

huǒ火

de的

yán严

zhòng重

qīn侵

xí袭

。

This forest did not suffer severe damage from the last wildfire.

fēi非

yì议

，

què却

shǐ始

zhōng终

méi没

yǒu有

dòng动

yáo摇

。

He suffered criticism for sticking to his principles, but never wavered.

遭

shòu受

le了

jù巨

dà大

de的

jīng经

jì济

sǔn损

shī失

。

Due to poor management, the company suffered huge economic losses.

摔

le了

yí一

xià下

，

xìng幸

hǎo好

méi没

zāo遭

shòu受

shén什

me么

sǔn损

huài坏

。

I accidentally dropped my phone yesterday, but fortunately it didn't suffer any damage.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 遭受.

Words with 遭

遭到zāo dào
遭殃zāo yāng
遭遇zāo yù

Words with 受

受到shòu dàoHSK 4
接受jiē shòuHSK 4
难受nán shòuHSK 4
受不了shòu bù liǎoHSK 4
承受chéng shòuHSK 5
享受xiǎng shòu
受伤shòu shāng
受害shòu hài