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糟糕 (zāo gāo): terrible, awful

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HSK 5adjective

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Pinyin
Meaning: terrible, awful
Characters: 2
Part of speech: adjective
HSK level: HSK 5

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too bad
how terrible
what bad luck
terrible
bad

Chinese explanation

表示情况很坏或很不利，用来表达对某事的失望、不满或担心。也用来形容事情做得不好、结果很差。

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HSK 5

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