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

夏天没空调真遭罪。

Xiàtiān méi kōngtiáo zhēn zāozuì.

Summer without air conditioning is really miserable.

她生病住院遭了不少罪。

Tā shēngbìng zhùyuàn zāole bù shǎo 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