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糟蹋 (zāo tà) — how to say "to waste" in Chinese
糟蹋
To waste, to ruin, to spoil
verb
Character composition
糟
rotten, spoiled, bad
蹋
to trample, to tread on
Radicals / Keys
米
Rice
#119 · mǐ · 6 strokes
足
Foot
#157 · zú · 7 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
糟蹋东西
zāo tà dōng xi
ruin things
糟蹋名声
zāo tà míng shēng
ruin one's reputation
Examples
他糟蹋了自己的好名声，现在没人相信他。
He ruined his good reputation, and now no one trusts him.
别糟蹋食物。
Don't waste food.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to waste" in Chinese?
"to waste" in Chinese is 糟蹋 (zāo tà).
糟蹋 meaning in English
糟蹋 (zāo tà) means "To waste, to ruin, to spoil".
How is 糟蹋 pronounced?
It is pronounced zāo tà (written as zao ta, zaota). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to waste" in Chinese characters?
It is written 糟蹋: 糟 has 17 strokes, 蹋 has 17 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 糟蹋?
糟蹋 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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