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糟糕 zāogāo

糟糕 zāogāo Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 糟糕 zāogāo .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zāogāo | zao1 gao1
English translation
too bad
how terrible
what bad luck
terrible
bad

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Traditional form

糟糕 zāogāo

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 糟糕 zāogāo

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zāo

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and cáo represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

cáo

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

米曹

Number of Strokes

17
gāo

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and gāo represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

gāo

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

米羔

Number of Strokes

16

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Example sentences using 糟糕 zāogāo

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如果 rúguǒ shì 如此 rú cǐ , 而且 érqiě 可能 kěnéng huì 晕船 yùn chuán , zài 糟糕 zāogāo de 交通运输莫过于 mò guò yú le .

If it is not, and you are likely to get sea - sick, not form of transport could be worse.

啊呀 ā yā , 糟糕 zāogāo . ” xiǎng , 意识 yìshí dào 自己 zìjǐ 这个 zhè ge 惊喜 jīng xǐ gěi 破坏 pòhuài diào le .

'Oops, that's torn it,'she thought, as she realized she'd ruined the surprise.

Jiào hǎo 孩子 háizi 如何 rúhé 读书 dú shū shì jiàn hěn 糟糕 zāogāo de shì .

It was a sad state of affairs when children aren't taught to read properly.

拜伦 Bài lún 接着 jiēzhe shuì : “ men dōu zài zhè rén de 掌握 zhǎngwò 之中 zhī zhōng , 埃伦·杰斯特罗比 gēng 糟糕 zāogāo . ”

Byron added, " We're at the mercy of these people, A . J . even more than you and me. "

假如 jiǎrú 会谈 huì tán bèi 糟糕 zāogāo de 餐馆 cān guǎn 效劳 xiào láo 破坏 pòhuài le le bàn ?

What if your meeting seems to hindered by bad restaurant service?

糟糕 zāogāo Decomposition

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糟糕 zāogāo Compounds

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