糟糕
Old HSK 5
糟糕 (zāogāo) · terrible
糟糕 (zāogāo) means “terrible; too bad; how awful”. It is written with 2 characters: 糟 (sediment) + 糕 (cake). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 糟糕 is built
The characters
糟 zāo · sediment
What 糟 is made of
- 米mǐ — rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 曹cáo — ministers
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
糕 gāo · cake
What 糕 is made of
- 米mǐ — rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 羔gāo — lamb
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 灬huǒ — fire
- 羊yáng — sheep
Example sentences
糟糕，我忘带钥匙了！Zāogāo, wǒ wàng dài yàoshi le!Oh no, I forgot my keys!
今天的天气真糟糕。Jīntiān de tiānqì zhēn zāogāo.The weather is really terrible today.
Questions about 糟糕
What does 糟糕 mean?
糟糕 (zāogāo) means “terrible; too bad; how awful”.
How do you pronounce 糟糕?
糟糕 is pronounced zāogāo.
Which HSK level is 糟糕?
糟糕 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
Learn 糟糕 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 118: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.