遭受

zāo shòu
HSK 6
to suffer, to sustain (loss, misfortune)
verb

Example Sentences

他遭受了很多痛苦。
tā zāoshòu le hěnduō tòngkǔ 。
He has suffered a lot of pain.
公司在去年遭受了重大的损失。
gōngsī zài qùnián zāoshòu le zhòngdà de sǔnshī 。
The company sustained significant losses last year.
许多自然灾害使人们遭受损失。
xǔduō zìrán zāihài shǐ rénmén zāoshòu sǔnshī 。
Many natural disasters make people suffer losses.

Individual Characters

遭zāo
to meet by chance (usually with misfortune)
受shòu
be subjecte, suffer, receive

Words with similar meanings

忍受rěnshòu
to endure
This word implies a sense of tolerating hardship or pain, similar to 'suffer', but with a focus on enduring over time.
遭遇zāoyù
to encounter
This term refers to facing a situation, particularly difficult or adverse ones, which can be synonymous with suffering in context.

Words Starting With 遭

遭殃zāo yāng
to suffer a calamity
遭遇zāo yù
to meet with; to encounter; (bitter) experience

Words Ending With 受

接受jiē shòu
to accept; to receive
难受nán shòu
to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear
享受xiǎng shòu
to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure
感受gǎn shòu
to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses); a feeling; an impression; an experience
承受chéng shòu
to bear; to support; to inherit

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