zāo tà

糟蹋 (zāo tà) is a Chinese word meaning “to waste; to spoil; to ruin; to wreck; to insult; to humiliate”.

Meanings

  1. 1to waste; to spoil
  2. 2to ruin; to wreck
  3. 3to insult; to humiliate
  4. 4to defile (a woman); to rape
  5. 5also pr. [zao1ta5]

Characters in 糟蹋

糟zāo · dregs蹋tà · to step on

Related words

糟dregs糟糕too bad一团糟chaos乱七八糟(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled乱糟糟chaotic乌七八糟everything in disorder (idiom)糟粕dross蹋to step on糟踏variant of 糟蹋[zao1 ta4]糟心vexed酒糟distiller's grain污七八糟variant of 烏七八糟|乌七八糟[wu1 qi1 ba1 zao1]

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