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遭殃

zāo yāng
HSK 6
to suffer a calamity
verb

Example Sentences

这场大雨让很多人遭殃。
zhè cháng dàyǔ ràng hěnduō rén zāoyāng 。
This heavy rain caused many people to suffer.
如果不注意安全,就会遭殃。
rúguǒ bùzhùyì ānquán , jiù huì zāoyāng 。
If you don't pay attention to safety, you will suffer.
在战争中,平民往往会遭殃。
zài zhànzhēng zhōng , píngmín wǎngwǎnghuì zāoyāng 。
In war, civilians often suffer.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

受害shòuhài
to be harmed
More specific to indicating that someone is a victim of harm or disaster.
遭受zāoshòu
to suffer
A more general term used to describe experiencing something negative or harmful.

Words Starting With 遭

遭受zāo shòu
"to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)"
遭遇zāo yù
to meet with; to encounter; (bitter) experience

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Individual Characters

遭zāo
to meet by chance (usually with misfortune)
殃yāng
calamity

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HSK 6
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