遭受
Old HSK 6
遭受 (zāoshòu) · to suffer
遭受 (zāoshòu) means “to suffer; to be hit by”. It is written with 2 characters: 遭 (to meet) + 受 (to receive). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 遭受 is built
The characters
遭 zāo · to meet
What 遭 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 曹cáo — ministers
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
受 shòu · to receive
What 受 is made of
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 冖mì — cover
- 又yòu — (once) again
Origin hint: Something 冖 passed from one hand 爫 to another 又 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个地区遭受了严重的水灾。Zhège dìqū zāoshòu le yánzhòng de shuǐzāi.This region suffered severe floods.
公司遭受了很大的损失。Gōngsī zāoshòu le hěn dà de sǔnshī.The company suffered heavy losses.
Questions about 遭受
What does 遭受 mean?
遭受 (zāoshòu) means “to suffer; to be hit by”.
How do you pronounce 遭受?
遭受 is pronounced zāoshòu.
Which HSK level is 遭受?
遭受 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 遭殃zāoyāngto suffer
- 遭遇zāoyùto encounter
- 接受jiēshòuto accept
- 难受nánshòuto feel unwell
- 受到shòudàoto receive
- 感受gǎnshòuto feel
- 受伤shòushāngto be injured
- 承受chéngshòuto bear
- 受不了shòubùliǎocan't stand
- 享受xiǎngshòuto enjoy
Learn 遭受 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 226: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.