terrible; awful; a mess
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1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
terrible; awful; a mess
informalUsed to express frustration or disappointment when something goes wrong. Often precedes a statement of the specific problem.
Zhēn真
zāo糟
gāo糕
，
wǒ我
bǎ把
yào钥
shi匙
suǒ锁
zài在
wū屋
lǐ里
，
jìn进
bú不
qù去
le了
。
How awful, I locked the keys inside the house and can't get in.
Zāo糟
gāo糕
，
wǒ我
wàng忘
jì记
dài带
zuò作
yè业
běn本
le了
！
Oh no, I forgot to bring my homework notebook!
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Jīn今
tiān天
de的
tiān天
qì气
zhēn真
zāo糟
gāo糕
，
yī一
zhí直
zài在
xià下
yǔ雨
。
The weather today is terrible; it's been raining the whole time.
Bǐ比
sài赛
shū输
le了
，
tā他
de的
xīn心
qíng情
hěn很
zāo糟
gāo糕
。
He lost the match, so he's in a terrible mood.