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遭 zāo

to meet, to encounter, to come across

Strokes
14
Level
HSK 6
Radical
辶
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 辶曹 ⿺辶曹

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  1. 这个地区遭受了严重的洪水。
    Zhège dìqū zāoshòu le yánzhòng de hóngshuǐ.
    This region suffered severe flooding.
    this (measure) region suffer (particle) severe (particle) flood
  2. 他在旅途中遭遇了很多困难。
    Tā zài lǚtú zhōng zāoyù le hěn duō kùnnan.
    He encountered many difficulties during his journey.
    he at journey in encounter (particle) very many difficulty
  3. 你有没有遭遇过这样的事情？
    Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu zāoyù guò zhèyàng de shìqing?
    Have you ever encountered something like this?
    you have not-have encounter over this-kind (particle) matter (question)
  4. 我们不希望任何人遭受这样的痛苦。
    Wǒmen bù xīwàng rènhé rén zāoshòu zhèyàng de tòngkǔ.
    We don't want anyone to suffer such pain.
    we not hope any person suffer this-kind (particle) pain
  5. 去年冬天，这座城市遭遇了百年一遇的大雪。
    Qùnián dōngtiān, zhè zuò chéngshì zāoyù le bǎinián yíyù de dàxuě.
    Last winter, this city encountered a once-in-a-century heavy snow.
    last-year winter, this (measure) city encounter (particle) hundred-year once-encounter (particle) heavy-snow

Words with 遭 (3)