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糟

zāo · zao

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Meaning

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  1. dregs
  2. draff
  3. pickled in wine
  4. rotten
  5. messy
  6. ruined
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Is today the exam?

  1. Dengdeng

    糟了(zāole)！今天(jīntiān)有(yǒu)考试(kǎoshì)，我(wǒ)没(méi)复习(fùxí)！

    Oh no! There's an exam today and I haven't studied!

  2. Liangliang

    糟了(zāole)，我(wǒ)也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)！

    Oh no, I haven't either!

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)再(zài)看(kàn)一下(yīxià)日历(rìlì)。

    Check the calendar again.

  4. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)才(cái)星期二(xīngqīèr)，考试(kǎoshì)是(shì)星期四(xīngqīsì)。

    Today is only Tuesday. The exam is Thursday.

  5. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！

    Great!

  6. Liangliang

    糟了(zāole)，我(wǒ)还(hái)是(shì)没(méi)复习(fùxí)。

    Oh no, I still haven't studied.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)病(bìng)人(rén)的(de)情(qíng)况(kuàng)一(yì)天(tiān)比(bǐ)一(yì)天(tiān)糟(zāo)。

This patient's condition is getting worse day by day.

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

02

对(duì)我(wǒ)来(lái)说(shuō), 情(qíng)况(kuàng)一(yì)天(tiān)比(bǐ)一(yì)天(tiān)糟(zāo)。

As far as I'm concerned, the situation is getting worse and worse each day.

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

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