Writing
遭殃 (zāo yāng) — how to say "to suffer disaster" in Chinese
遭殃
To suffer disaster, to be afflicted
verb
Character composition
遭
to encounter, to meet with
殃
disaster, calamity
Radicals / Keys
歹
Death
#78 · dǎi · 4 strokes
辵
Walk
#162 · chuò · 7 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
跟着遭殃
gēn zhe zāo yāng
suffer along with others
Examples
因为这场大雨，附近的村子都遭殃了。
Because of this heavy rain, all the nearby villages suffered.
很多人遭殃了。
Many people suffered.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to suffer disaster" in Chinese?
"to suffer disaster" in Chinese is 遭殃 (zāo yāng).
遭殃 meaning in English
遭殃 (zāo yāng) means "To suffer disaster, to be afflicted".
How is 遭殃 pronounced?
It is pronounced zāo yāng (written as zao yang, zaoyang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to suffer disaster" in Chinese characters?
It is written 遭殃: 遭 has 14 strokes, 殃 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 遭殃?
遭殃 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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