遭到

zāodào

verb HSK 6 #3,898

Meanings

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

Characters

to encounter; to suffer

to reach; to arrive at

To encounter/reach something bad — to suffer or meet with misfortune.

Examples

他的建议遭到了反对。

Tā de jiànyì zāo dào le fǎnduì.

His proposal met with opposition.

那个地区遭到了严重的洪水。

Nàge dìqū zāo dào le yánzhòng de hóngshuǐ.

That area suffered severe flooding.

她在网上遭到了攻击。

Tā zài wǎng shàng zāo dào 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