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糟 (zāo) — how to say "bad" in Chinese
糟
Bad, spoiled
adjective
Radicals / Keys
米
Rice
#119 · mǐ · 6 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
变得很糟
biàn de hěn zāo
to become very bad
Examples
事情变得很糟了。
Things have gotten really bad.
这很糟。
This is very bad.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "bad" in Chinese?
"bad" in Chinese is 糟 (zāo).
糟 meaning in English
糟 (zāo) means "Bad, spoiled".
How is 糟 pronounced?
It is pronounced zāo (written as zao). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "bad" in Chinese characters?
It is written 糟 and has 17 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 糟?
糟 is on the HSK 3.0 level 5 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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