How do you pronounce 遭?

遭 is pronounced "zāo" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 遭?

遭 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

Common words with 遭 include 遭到 (to suffer), 遭受 (to suffer), 遭遇 (to meet with), 免遭 (to avoid suffering), 周遭 (surrounding).

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遭 (zāo) means "to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident" in Chinese.

遭

zāo

to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident

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Radical: 辵 (no. 162)

Example sentences coming soon.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
遭到	zāo dào	to suffer	HSK 6
遭受	zāo shòu	to suffer	HSK 6
遭遇	zāo yù	to meet with	HSK 6
免遭	miǎn zāo	to avoid suffering
周遭	zhōu zāo	surrounding
屡遭	lǚ zāo	to suffer repeatedly

遭 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

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