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糟糕

zāo gāo · zao gao

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Meaning

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  1. too bad
  2. how terrible
  3. what bad luck
  4. terrible
  5. bad
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In a conversation

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The phone is out of battery

  1. Dengdeng

    糟糕(zāogāo)，我(wǒ)手机(shǒujī)没电(méidiàn)了(le)！

    Oh no, my phone is out of battery!

  2. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)怎么(zěnme)看(kàn)地图(dìtú)？

    How do we see the map?

  3. Dengdeng

    糟糕(zāogāo)，我(wǒ)也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)地图(dìtú)。

    Oh no, I don't have a map either.

  4. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)不是(bùshì)在(zài)公园(gōngyuán)吗(ma)？

    Aren't we in a park?

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，不过(bùguò)公园(gōngyuán)很(hěn)大(dà)，我(wǒ)找(zhǎo)不到(bùdào)门(mén)。

    Yes, but it's big and I can't find the gate.

  6. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，那里(nàli)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)牌子(páizi)，上面(shàngmiàn)有(yǒu)地图(dìtú)！

    Look, there's a sign with a map on it!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)的(de)病(bìng)是(shì)糟(zāo)糕(gāo)的(de)天(tiān)气(qì)导(dǎo)致(zhì)的(de)。

His illness is caused by bad weather.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(Tāng)姆(mǔ)的(de)厨(chú)艺(yì)其(qí)实(shí)不(bú)那(nà)么(me)糟(zāo)糕(gāo)。

Tom's cooking was actually not so bad.

Tatoeba: Chinese by shou · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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