糟 [－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. dregs
  2. draff
  3. pickled in wine
  4. rotten
  5. messy
  6. ruined
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. dregs/draff/pickled in wine/rotten/messy/ruined
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. x
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, in-compounds, literary
    to damage; to cause destruction to; to harm
    (syn.) 圮毀, 破, 捣砸, 摧毁, 毀, 糟蹋, 打掉, 毁损, 搗砸, 毀損, 乱, 损坏, 摧残, 毁坏, 坏, 摧殘, 決裂, 損毀, 决裂, 毀壞, 亂, 隳, 破壞, 壞, 毁, 損壞, 僝僽, 损毁, 摧毀, 圮毁, 破坏
  2. character, informal
    awful; messy; terrible; in bad shape
  3. character
    alcohol dregs
  4. character
    to preserve food in alcohol or alcohol dregs
  5. character
    to decay; to decompose; to spoil
    (syn.) 朽爛, 腐烂, 臭爛, 腐敗, 臭烂, 糟朽, 腐败, 腐朽, 朽壞, 腐爛, 朽敗, 朽腐, 朽弊, 朽坏, 朽烂, 坏, 壞, 朽败
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. sediment, dregs
  2. pickle
  3. Cangjie Input
    FDTWA
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #960
  2. HSK3 五级汉字表 #281
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    今天糟糕透了，所以我准备去喝一杯就直接上床。
    今天糟糕透了，所以我準備去喝一杯就直接上牀。
    jīn tiān zāo gāo tòu le ， suǒ yǐ wǒ zhǔn bèi qù hē yī bēi jiù zhí jiē shàng chuáng 。
    • I had an awful experience today, so I'm going to have a beer and go straight to bed.
  2. Mandarin
    他的房间乱七八糟。
    他的房間亂七八糟。
    tā de fáng jiān luàn qī bā zāo 。
    • His room was in disorder.
  3. Mandarin
    演讲者不熟悉他的主题，说得又不好，总之，他很糟糕。
    演講者不熟悉他的主題，説得又不好，總之，他很糟糕。
    yǎn jiǎng zhě bù shú xī tā de zhǔ tí ， shuō dé yòu bù hǎo ， zǒng zhī ， tā hěn zāo gāo 。
    • The speaker didn't know his subject, nor did he speak well; in short, he was disappointing.
  4. Mandarin
    他的父亲死了，而且更糟的是他母亲也病了。
    他的父親死了，而且更糟的是他母親也病了。
    tā de fù qīn sǐ le ， ér qiě gèng zāo de shì tā mǔ qīn yě bìng le 。
    • His father died, and to make matters worse, his mother fell ill.
  5. Mandarin
    更糟的是天开始下雨了。
    更糟的是天開始下雨了。
    gèng zāo de shì tiān kāi shǐ xià yǔ le 。
    • To make matters worse, it began to rain.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    只手污糟𠮶阵千祈唔好捽眼。
    隻手污糟嗰陣千祈唔好捽眼。
    zek3 sau2 wu1 zou1 go2 zan6 cin1 kei4 m4 hou3 zeot1 ngaan5 。
    • Never rub the eyes when the hands are dirty.
    • Never rub your eyes when your hands are dirty.
  2. Cantonese
    啲屋狗窦咁乱我都顶得顺，但系污糟嘅话我就接受唔到。
    啲屋狗竇咁亂我都頂得順，但係污糟嘅話我就接受唔到。
    di1 uk1 gau2 dau3 gam3 lyun6 ngo5 dou1 ding2 dak1 seon6 ， daan6 hai6 wu1 zou1 ge3 waa2 ngo5 zau6 zip3 sau6 m4 dou3 。
    • I can put up with a house being untidy, but I don't like it to be dirty.
  3. Cantonese
    你可以拎呢本书走，但系唔好整污糟佢㖞。
    你可以拎呢本書走，但係唔好整污糟佢喎。
    nei5 ho2 ji5 ling1 nei4 bun2 syu1 zau2 ， daan6 hai6 m4 hou3 zing2 wu1 zou1 keoi5 wo5 。
    • You may take this book as long as you keep it clean.
  4. Cantonese
    我啲书本本都借得俾你，总之你唔好整污糟就得㗎喇。
    我啲書本本都借得俾你，總之你唔好整污糟就得㗎喇。
    ngo5 di1 syu1 bun2 bun2 dou1 ze3 dak1 bei2 nei5 ， zung2 zi1 nei5 m4 hou3 zing2 wu1 zou1 zau6 dak1 gaa3 laa3 。
    • I will lend you any book that I have, so long as you keep it clean.
  5. Cantonese
    我唔想整污糟我只手。
    我唔想整污糟我隻手。
    ngo5 m4 soeng2 zing2 wu1 zou1 ngo5 zek3 sau2 。
    • I don't want to get my hands dirty.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    嘟你吖！你整污糟咗我件新衫啊！
    嘟你吖！你整污糟咗我件新衫啊！
    dut1 nei5 aa1! nei5 zing2 wu1 zou1 zo2 ngo5 gin6 san1 saam1 aa3!
    • What the X! You've stained my new clothes!
  2. Cantonese
    你啲思想好糟糕下㖞，讲一个字你就联想到咁多嘢⋯
    你啲思想好糟糕下喎，講一個字你就聯想到咁多嘢⋯
    nei5 di1 si1 soeng2 hou2 zou1 gou1 haa5 wo3, gong2 jat1 go3 zi6 nei5 zau6 lyun4 soeng2 dou2 gam3 do1 je5…
    • Ahhh naughty you, I just said one word and you could relate so much other things...
  3. Cantonese
    污糟嘢
    污糟嘢
    wu1 zou1 je5
    • ghost; spirit; literally: dirty stuff
  4. Cantonese
    呢个公厕冇人清洁，好污糟。
    呢個公廁冇人清潔，好污糟。
    ni1 go3 gung1 ci3 mou5 jan4 cing1 git3, hou2 wu1 zou1.
    • No one cleans this public toilet, it is so dirty.
  5. Cantonese
    公园部饮水机好污糟㗎。
    公園部飲水機好污糟㗎。
    gung1 jyun2 bou6 jam2 seoi2 gei1 hou2 wu1 zou1 gaa3.
    • That drinking fountain inside the park is really dirty.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    条裤揩污糟咗。
    条裤揩污糟咗。
    tiu4 fu3 haai1 wu1 zou1 zo2.
    • My trousers were made dirty when they brushed against something.
  2. Mandarin
    这个世界很糟糕
    這個世界很糟糕
    zhè ge shì jiè hěn zāo gāo
    • this world is awful; we live in an awful world
  3. Mandarin
    剔除糟粕，吸取精华。
    剔除糟粕，吸取精華。
    tī chú zāo pò ， xī qǔ jīng huá ．
    • Remove the dregs and extract the essence.
  4. Mandarin
    这两天心情糟透了！
    這兩天心情糟透了！
    zhè liǎng tiān xīn qíng zāo tòu le ！
    • These last two days I've been in a horrible mood.
  5. Mandarin
    真糟糕！
    真糟糕！
    zhēn zāo gāo ！
    • How terrible!