惨遭

慘遭

cǎnzāo

verb #15,239

Meanings

1 to suffer (something terrible)
2 to meet with (defeat, death, etc.)

Characters

tragic; miserable

to meet with; to encounter

Examples

他惨遭淘汰，无缘决赛。

Tā cǎnzāo táotài, wúyuán juésài.

He suffered elimination and missed the finals.

村庄惨遭洪水袭击。

Cūnzhuāng cǎnzāo hóngshuǐ xíjī.

The village was devastated by a flood.

Tips

grammar

惨遭 is always followed by something negative: 惨遭杀害 (brutally killed), 惨遭失败 (suffered defeat), 惨遭拒绝 (suffered rejection). It cannot be used with positive outcomes.

Stroke Order

惨 cǎn

遭 zāo