遭受

zāoshòu
verb HSK 6 #4,307

Meanings

  1. 1 to suffer; to sustain; to undergo (hardship)

Characters

To encounter and endure — to suffer through hardship.

Examples

Nóngzuòwù zāoshòu le yánzhòng de gānhàn.
The crops suffered severe drought.
Tā zāoshòu le jùdà de jīngshén dǎjī.
He suffered a tremendous psychological blow.
Gōngsī zāoshòu le hěn dà de jīngjì sǔnshī.
The company sustained significant financial losses.

Tips

usage
遭受 vs 遭到: Both describe suffering something bad, but 遭受 emphasizes enduring/bearing the suffering (often with 损失 losses, 打击 blows), while 遭到 emphasizes encountering an action against you (反对 opposition, 攻击 attack).

Stroke Order

zāo
shòu