zāo
遭
suffer; times; loop
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Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesverb
to encounter; to suffer (misfortune)
neutralAlmost exclusively used for negative, unlucky events or situations.
Tā他
qù去
nián年
zāo遭
le了
yī一
chǎng场
dà大
bìng病
。
He suffered a serious illness last year.
Zhè这
ge个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
zāo遭
le了
hóng洪
shuí水
xí袭
jī击
。
This village was hit by a flood.
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Wú无
gū辜
de的
shì市
mín民
zāo遭
le了
dú毒
shǒu手
。
Innocent citizens were murdered.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
zāo遭
yù遇
dào到
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
cái财
wù务
wēi危
jī机
。
This company is facing a severe financial crisis.
Tā她
zài在
lǚ旅
xíng行
tú途
zhōng中
zāo遭
yù遇
dào到
le了
xiǎo小
tōu偷
。
She encountered a thief during her trip.
measure word
time; turn; loop
informalUsed as a colloquial measure word for occurrences or circular loops, often with the diminutive suffix 儿.
Yī一
huí回
shēng生
，
liǎng两
huí回
shú熟
，
duō多
lái来
jǐ几
zāo遭
jiù就
shú熟
liàn练
le了
。
First time is awkward, second time is easy; you'll get the hang of it after a few tries.
Dì第
yī一
cì次
yī一
gè个
rén人
chū出
yuǎn远
mén门
，
wǒ我
hái还
shì是
dì第
yī一
zāo遭
。
It's my first time traveling alone far from home.
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Yòng用
shéng绳
zi子
bǎ把
shù树
gàn干
rào绕
liǎng两
zāo遭
gù固
dìng定
zhù住
。
Wrap the tree trunk twice with the rope to secure it.
Tā他
rào绕
zhe着
cāo操
chǎng场
pǎo跑
le了
sān三
zāo遭
cái才
tíng停
xià下
。
He ran around the playground three times before stopping.
Wǒ我
zhǐ只
qù去
guò过
nà那
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
yī一
zāo遭
，
yìn印
xiàng象
bù不
shēn深
。
I only visited that city once, so my impression is not deep.