糟糕

zāo gāo

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Adjective Very common

Definitions

1. too bad
2. how terrible
3. what bad luck
4. terrible
5. bad
6. terrible; oh no

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Word relationships

Related words

1 item

倒霉

dǎo méi

to have bad luck

unlucky, expressing a related negative outcome

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used as an exclamation without a subject, like "糟糕！我忘了。"

Formality

糟糕 is informal and often used in speech to express frustration or disappointment.

Example Sentences

5 shown

糟糕，我把钥匙丢了！

Oh no, I lost my keys!

他的本意是好的，但结果很糟糕。

His original intention was good, but the result was terrible.

真糟糕！

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5550163)

真糟糕。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5576793)

情況越來越糟糕。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 779059)

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Child Words of 糟糕

dregs

cake

糟糕