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遭到

zāo dào
HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

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Definitions

  1. 1. to suffer
  2. 2. to meet with (sth unfortunate)

Word relationships

Antonyms

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获得
huò dé

to obtain; to receive; to get

“遭到”指遇到不幸，“获得”指得到好的事物。

Register variants

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蒙受
méng shòu

to suffer

“蒙受”是书面语中与“遭到”同义的表达。

Synonyms

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受到
shòu dào

to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)

两者都表示被动地承受，但“遭到”多用于不幸的事，“受到”使用范围更广。
遭受
zāo shòu

to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)

同样表示蒙受不幸，但“遭受”更书面化。

Usage notes

Common mistakes

“遭到”后面只能接不幸或负面的事物，如“遭到打击”、“遭到破坏”，不能接积极的事物。

Formality

“遭到”在口语和书面语中均可使用，但比“受到”更侧重不愉快的遭遇。

Example Sentences

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历史上，这个国家曾经 遭到 侵略。
Historically, this country was invaded.

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Child Words of 遭到

到
dào

to reach; to arrive

遭
zāo

to meet by chance (usually with misfortune)