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遭受

zāo shòu

HSK 6 2-character word

What 遭受 means

1. to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)

The characters in 遭受

• 遭zāoto suffer; to meet with (usu. misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident
• 受shòuto receive; to accept; to suffer

Example sentences

• 他遭受长颈鹿攻击。
  He was attacked by a giraffe.
• 公司遭受了巨大的损失。
  Gōngsī zāoshòu le jùdà de sǔnshī.
  The company suffered big losses.
• 番茄容易遭受很多病害。
  The tomato is subject to a number of diseases.
• 他正遭受严重头痛的困扰。
  Tā zhèng zāoshòu yánzhòng tóutòng de kùnrǎo.
  He was suffering from a bad headache.
• 日本非常容易遭受到地震。
  Japan is very subject to earthquakes.
• 遭受心脏病困扰的人数增加了。
  Zāoshòu xīnzàngbìng kùnrǎo de rénshù zēngjiā le.
  The number of people suffering from heart disease has increased.