糟蹋 - To Waste - Traditional Chinese word mnemonic

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糟蹋

to waste

糟

messed up

蹋

step on

zao1ta4 • zāotà

to waste

waste, to ruin, ruin, to spoil, spoil

You 糟 messed up by dropping food on the floor and 蹋 stepping on it before you could pick it back up. What a 糟蹋 waste!

不要糟蹋食物。

Don't waste food.

糟蹋時間

to waste time