zāo jian

Traditional: 糟踐

糟践 (zāo jian) is a Chinese word meaning “to waste; to spoil; to destroy”.

Meanings

  1. 1to waste
  2. 2to spoil
  3. 3to destroy
  4. 4to insult grievously

Characters in 糟践

糟zāo · dregs践jiàn · to fulfill (a promise)

Related words

糟dregs糟糕too bad一团糟chaos乱七八糟(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled实践practice糟蹋to waste; to spoil践踏to trample乱糟糟chaotic践to fulfill (a promise)乌七八糟everything in disorder (idiom)糟粕dross作践to ill-use

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