糟糕 zāogāo too bad
too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad
How to remember 糟糕: 糟 dregs + 糕 cake = too bad.
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How it is used
- Terrible / a mess; also an exclamation 'oh no!' - 糟糕，我忘带钥匙了 (zāogāo, wǒ wàng dài yàoshi le) oh no, I forgot my keys; 情况很糟糕 the situation is bad.
- Colloquial and very common. As an interjection it's like 'darn!/uh-oh'; as an adjective it means messy/awful. 一团糟 (a total mess) is related.
Example sentences
- 真糟糕！ Zhēnzāogāo!How horrible!
- 真糟糕。 Zhēnzāogāo.It was terrible.
- 那太糟糕了。 Nàtài zāogāo le.That's too bad.