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遭到

zāodào
verb HSK 6 #3,898

Meanings

  1. 1 to suffer; to encounter (something negative)
  2. 2 to meet with; to be subjected to

Characters

遭
zāo
to encounter; to suffer
到
dào
to reach; to arrive at
To encounter/reach something bad - to suffer or meet with misfortune.

Examples

HSK 4
他的建议遭到了反对。
Tā de jiànyì zāodào le fǎnduì.
His proposal met with opposition.
HSK 6
那个地区遭到了严重的洪水。
Nàge dìqū zāodào le yánzhòng de hóngshuǐ.
That area suffered severe flooding.
HSK 6
她在网上遭到了攻击。
Tā zài wǎngshàng zāodào le gōngjī.
She was attacked online.

Tips

usage
遭到 is almost always followed by something negative: 遭到反对 (meet with opposition), 遭到批评 (be criticized), 遭到攻击 (be attacked). For positive encounters, use 受到 instead.

Stroke Order

遭 zāo
到 dào