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遭殃

zāoyāng
verb HSK 7 #12,958

Meanings

  1. 1 to suffer a disaster
  2. 2 to suffer calamity
  3. 3 to be hit by misfortune

Examples

城门失火，殃及池鱼——无辜的人也跟着遭殃。
Chéngmén shīhuǒ, yāngjí chíyú — wúgū de rén yě gēnzhe zāoyāng.
When the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffer — innocent people get caught up in the disaster too.
台风过后，沿海地区遭殃最严重。
Táifēng guòhòu, yánhǎi dìqū zāoyāng zuì yánzhòng.
After the typhoon, the coastal areas suffered the worst.

Tips

memory
遭 (to encounter) + 殃 (calamity) = to encounter calamity. 殃 contains 歹 (bad) — a bad thing befalling you.

Stroke Order

遭 zāo
殃 yāng