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糟粕

dregs

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

zao1po4 • zāopò

Meaning

Primary

dregs

Mnemonic

糟粕 Dregs refers to the 糟 messed up and nasty 粕 dregs that are left behind after a liquid container is emptied or used up.

Usage

做 豆浆 后 剩下 的 糟粕 可以 当 饲料。

The dregs left after making soy milk can be used as animal feed.

酒厂 把 酿酒 后 的 糟粕 收集 起来。

The distillery collects the dregs left after brewing.

工人 把 酒桶 底部 的 糟粕 清理 干净。

The workers clean the dregs from the bottom of the wine barrel.