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Hanzi

遭 / 遭

Traditional
遭
Simplified
遭

to meet by chance (usually with misfortune)/classifier for events: time, turn, incident

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

zāo

Bopomofo

ㄗㄠ

Jyutping

zou1

Example sentences

遭 zāo
公司遭網路攻擊，服務暫時中斷。
公司遭网路攻击，服务暂时中断。

The company suffered a cyberattack, and the service was temporarily interrupted.

慘遭 / 惨遭 cǎnzāo
那家店慘遭火災，老闆只好暫停營業。
那家店惨遭火灾，老板只好暂停营业。

That shop was devastated by a fire, so the owner had to suspend business.

遭遇 zāoyù
他在國外旅行時遭遇了許多困難。
他在国外旅行时遭遇了许多困难。

He encountered many difficulties while traveling abroad.

不幸 bùxìng
雖然遭遇了不幸，但他依然保持樂觀。
虽然遭遇了不幸，但他依然保持乐观。

Although he encountered misfortune, he still remains optimistic.

周遭 zhōuzāo
我們應該保護周遭的自然環境。
我们应该保护周遭的自然环境。

We should protect the natural environment around us.

漠然 mòrán
他對周遭發生的一切都顯得十分漠然。
他对周遭发生的一切都显得十分漠然。

He appeared very indifferent to everything happening around him.

遭到 zāodào
他的提議遭到了強烈的反對。
他的提议遭到了强烈的反对。

His proposal met with strong opposition.

侵略 qīnlüè
「歷史上，許多國家曾遭到列強侵略。」
「历史上，许多国家曾遭到列强侵略。」

In history, many countries were invaded by great powers.

遭受 zāoshòu
這座城市在地震中遭受了嚴重破壞。
这座城市在地震中遭受了严重破坏。

The city suffered severe damage in the earthquake.

迫害 pòhài
在那段黑暗的歷史中，許多無辜的人遭受了殘酷的迫害。
在那段黑暗的历史中，许多无辜的人遭受了残酷的迫害。

In that dark period of history, many innocent people suffered from cruel persecution.

Example Vocabulary

遭

zao1

to suffer; to meet with something bad; a time or round

慘遭

can3'zao1

to suffer; to be struck by something disastrous

遭遇

zao1'yu4

to encounter (difficulties); to meet with; experience (often bad)

免遭

周遭

zhou1'zao1

surroundings, around, vicinity

屢遭

遭到

zao1'dao4

to suffer; to meet with; to encounter (bad thing)

遭受

zao1'shou4

to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)

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