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遭殃

to suffer disaster

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

zao1yang1 • zāoyāng

Meaning

Primary

to suffer disaster

Alternatives

suffer disaster, suffered disaster, suffers disaster, suffering disaster, to suffer calamity, suffer calamity, to suffer, suffer

Mnemonic

遭殃 To suffer disaster is 遭 to meet with misfortune some big 殃 calamity.

Usage

這 次 事故 讓 很多 人 遭殃。

This accident caused many people to suffer disaster.

因為 他 的 錯誤， 全家 都 遭殃 了。

Because of his mistake, the whole family suffered disaster.

他 因為 亂 投資 而 遭殃 了。

He suffered disaster because of reckless investments.