糟
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zāo · sediment, dregs

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HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #5229
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17Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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米Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 糟

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zāoWords pronounced zāo
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Example sentences

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Nǐ bù néng lái zhēn shì tài zāo gāo le.你不能來真是太糟糕了。

It's too bad that you couldn't come.

Source: Tatoeba #894328 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zāo le! wǒ zhōng le tā de jì!糟了!我中了他的计!

Crap! I fell for his trap!

Source: Tatoeba #541495 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ kàn nà zāo tòu le.我看那糟透了。

I think that's awful.

Source: Tatoeba #5576797 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de bìng shì zāo gāo de tiān qì dǎo zhì de.他的病是糟糕的天气导致的。

His illness is caused by bad weather.

Source: Tatoeba #1422191 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hái méi juéde yǒu nà me zāo gāo.我还没觉得有那么糟糕。

I didn't think it was so bad.

Source: Tatoeba #11698427 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kàn qǐ lái hěn zāo gāo.你看起来很糟糕。

You look terrible.

Source: Tatoeba #8932087 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 糟 in context

  1. Say zāo, then recall the core meaning: sediment, dregs.
  2. Write all 17 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 糟糕 (zāo gāo), meaning “too bad”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 糟 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.