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zāo

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Definitions

  1. 1. to meet by chance (usually with misfortune)
  2. 2. classifier for events: time, turn, incident

Example Sentences

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树高 遭 雷击。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2166043)

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Words Containing 遭

遭到
zāo dào

to suffer

遭受
zāo shòu

to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)

遭殃
zāo yāng

to suffer a calamity

遭遇
zāo yù

to meet with

免遭
miǎn zāo

to avoid suffering

周遭
zhōu zāo

surrounding

屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ

when it rains, it pours (idiom)

屡遭
lǚ zāo

to suffer repeatedly

屡遭不测
lǚ zāo bù cè

beset by a series of mishaps (idiom)

惨遭
cǎn zāo

to suffer (defeat, death etc)

惨遭不幸
cǎn zāo bù xìng

to meet with disaster

破屋又遭连夜雨
pò wū yòu zāo lián yè yǔ

see 屋漏偏逢連夜雨|屋漏偏逢连夜雨[wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ]

遭拒
zāo jù

to meet with a refusal (e.g. visa)

遭瘟
zāo wēn

to suffer from a plague

遭罪
zāo zuì

to endure hardship

遭逢
zāo féng

to encounter (sth unpleasant)

遭遇战
zāo yù zhàn

(military) encounter

遭难
zāo nàn

to run into misfortune

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