how terrible; what bad luck; too bad (adj.)
HSK 5
Traditional
糟糕 (unaltered)
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Examples
今天的天气真糟糕。 jīntiān de tiānqì zhēn zāogāo. - The weather today is really terrible.
糟糕，我忘记带钥匙了。 zāogāo, wǒ wàngjì dài yàoshi le. - Oh no, I forgot to bring my keys.
考试成绩很糟糕。 kǎoshì chéngjì hěn zāogāo. - The exam results are terrible.
他的工作表现很糟糕。 tā de gōngzuò biǎoxiàn hěn zāogāo. - His job performance is very poor.
这道菜的味道真糟糕。 zhè dào cài de wèidào zhēn zāogāo. - The taste of this dish is really bad.
Characters
糕 gāo - cake, pastry, pudding |
糟 zāo - rotten, decayed; poor, bad, in a mess |