遭罪

zāozuì

verb

Meanings

1 to suffer
2 to endure hardship
3 to have a miserable time

Characters

to encounter, meet with

crime, suffering

Examples

HSK 3

夏天没空调真遭罪。

Xiàtiān méi kōngtiáo zhēn zāozuì.

Summer without air conditioning is really miserable.

HSK 6

她生病住院遭了不少罪。

Tā shēngbìng zhùyuàn zāo le bùshǎo zuì.

She suffered a lot during her hospital stay.

Tips

usage

Separable verb (离合词): you can split it as 遭了罪 or 遭过罪. Despite 罪 literally meaning 'crime', 遭罪 has nothing to do with guilt, it just means physical or emotional suffering.

Stroke Order

遭 zāo

罪 zuì