惨遭 (cǎn zāo) — to suffer (a disaster, death, misfortune, etc.)

Definition

Literary 'to suffer (misfortune)' — 惨 emphasizes how terrible the outcome was. Far more formal and emphatic than everyday 遭受, and almost always followed by something bad (loss, death, failure).

verb

to suffer (a disaster, death, misfortune, etc.)

Examples

惨遭。
Tā zài shì gù zhōng cǎn zāo bú xìng.
He suffered misfortune in the accident.
惨遭。
Zhè jiā gōng sī cǎn zāo le jù dà de jīng jì sǔn shī.
This company suffered huge economic losses.
惨遭。
Xǔ duō píng mín zài zhàn zhēng zhōng cǎn zāo shā hài.
Many civilians were killed in the war.

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