Definition
糟糕 is the everyday exclamation and adjective for 'terrible, awful' — used when something goes wrong or is of very poor quality. Unlike 可怕 (frightening, scary) or 臭 (stinky, lousy), 糟糕 focuses on the situation being bad or unlucky, not on fear or smell. It's also the most common standalone exclamation ('Oh no!') among these synonyms.
adjective
terribleawfulwhat bad luck
Examples
- 糟糕。Jīntiān de tiānqì zhēn zāo gāo.The weather today is really awful.
- 糟糕。Zhè shì wǒ yùdào de zuì zāo gāo de shì.This is the worst thing I've ever encountered.
- 糟糕,!zāo gāo, wǒ bǎ shǒujī wàng zài jiā lǐ le!Oh no! I left my phone at home!
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