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7-9

to suffer disaster

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

zao1yang1 zāoyāng

Meaning


Primary

to suffer disaster

Alternatives

suffer disaster, suffered 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.