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遭到

zāo dào · zao dao

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Meaning

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  1. to suffer
  2. to meet with (sth unfortunate)
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In a conversation

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  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)请假(qǐngjià)去(qù)看(kàn)演唱会(yǎnchànghuì)，结果(jiéguǒ)遭到(zāodào)了(le)拒绝(jùjué)。

    I asked for leave to see a concert, but I was turned down.

  2. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  3. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)周五(zhōuwǔ)公司(gōngsī)有(yǒu)大会(dàhuì)。

    The boss said the company has a big meeting on Friday.

  4. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)请假(qǐngjià)，也(yě)遭到(zāodào)了(le)拒绝(jùjué)。

    Really? I asked for leave too, and I was also turned down.

  5. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)是(shì)同一个(tóngyīgè)老板(lǎobǎn)啊(a)！

    We have the same boss!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)房(fáng)子(zi)去(qù)年(nián)夏(xià)天(tiān)遭(zāo)到(dào)闯(chuǎng)入(rù)。

Our house was broken into last summer.

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

02

我(wǒ)的(de)问(wèn)题(tí)遭(zāo)到(dào)了(le)冷(lěng)寂(jì)的(de)沉(chén)默(mò)。

My questions were met with a frosty silence.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ryanwoo · English by marllboro06 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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