糟蹋

zāotà

verb HSK 7-9 #11,656

Meanings

1 to waste
2 to spoil
3 to ruin
4 to insult

Characters

dregs; messy; to waste

to step on; to trample

Examples

HSK 4

好好的衣服被你糟蹋了。

Hǎohǎo de yīfu bèi nǐ zāotà le.

You ruined perfectly good clothes.

HSK 5

不要糟蹋粮食。

Búyào zāotà liángshi.

Don't waste food.

Tips

usage

糟蹋 can mean wasting something valuable or treating someone/something poorly. Context determines the meaning.

Stroke Order

糟 zāo

蹋 tà