suffer (disaster) (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
遭殃 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
这些农作物遭殃了，因为干旱导致它们枯萎了。 zhèxiē nóngzuòwù zāoyāngle, yīnwèi gānhàn dǎozhì tāmen kūwěile. - These crops suffered; they withered due to drought.
她的生意遭殃了，因为市场需求下降。 tā de shēngyì zāoyāngle, yīnwèi shìchǎng xūqiú xiàjiàng. - Her business suffered because of the drop in market demand.
这座城市遭殃后，需要大规模重建。 zhè zuò chéngshì zāoyānghòu, xūyào dà guīmó chóngjiàn. - After this city suffered, it needs large-scale reconstruction.
他的家庭遭殃，因为他失去了唯一的收入来源。 tā de jiātíng zāoyāng, yīnwèi tā shīqùle wéiyī de shōurù láiyuán. - His family suffered because he lost his only source of income.
整个行业遭殃了，因为法律变更对其产生了负面影响。 zhěnggè hángyè zāoyāngle, yīnwèi fǎlǜ biàngē duì qí chǎnshēngle fùmiàn yǐngxiǎng. - The entire industry suffered because legal changes had a negative impact on it.
Characters
遭 zāo - to meet with, to encounter (disaster or misfortune, etc.); round; time, turn |
殃 yāng - calamity; to bring disaster to |