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What does 糟糕 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

糟糕 zāogāo

terrible; bad

It can also mean

  • oh no; damn

Its characters

  1. 糟 zāo in a mess
  2. 糕 gāo cake

In a sentence

今天的天气真糟糕。 The weather today is terrible.

这就是成语“东施效颦”,意思是不看自己的条件,只会模仿别人,结果反而更糟糕。

From 西施 · Xi Shi, the first of the Four Beauties

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