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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 糟糕

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
糟糕 zāo gāo - too bad
- how terrible
- what bad luck
- terrible
- bad

List Ranking for: 糟糕

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
5 5 625 6,187 3,789

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
糟 zāo- dregs
- draff
- pickled in wine
- rotten
- messy
- ruined
糕 gāo- cake
糕 gāo- variant of 糕[gao1]

Other Words Containing 糟糕

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
糟糕 5 5 625 6,187 3,789