糟蹋
Old HSK 6
糟蹋 (zāotà) · to waste
糟蹋 (zāotà) means “to waste; to ruin”. It is written with 2 characters: 糟 (sediment) + 蹋 (to step on). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 糟蹋 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
蹋 tà · to step on
What 蹋 is made of
- 足zú — foot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 羽yǔ — feather
- 习xí — to study
- 冫bīng — ice
- 习xí — to study
- 冫bīng — ice
- 习xí — to study
Example sentences
不要糟蹋粮食。Búyào zāotà liángshí.Don't waste food.
大雨把花园糟蹋了。Dàyǔ bǎ huāyuán zāotà le.The heavy rain ruined the garden.
Questions about 糟蹋
What does 糟蹋 mean?
糟蹋 (zāotà) means “to waste; to ruin”.
How do you pronounce 糟蹋?
糟蹋 is pronounced zāotà.
Which HSK level is 糟蹋?
糟蹋 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 糟蹋 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 226: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.