zāo
tà

Definitions

  1. 1. to waste
  2. 2. to defile
  3. 3. ruin
  4. 4. to abuse
  5. 5. to insult
  6. 6. to defile
  7. 7. to trample on
  8. 8. to wreck
  9. 9. also pr. [zao1 ta5]

Components

Example Sentences

吃不完可以打包,别糟蹋这么好的菜。

Chī bu wán kěyǐ dǎbāo, bié zāota zhème hǎo de cài.

If you can’t finish, you can pack it; don’t waste such good food.

随手乱扔垃圾,不仅糟蹋环境,也影响别人生活。

Suíshǒu luàn rēng lājī, bùjǐn zāota huánjìng, yě yǐngxiǎng biérén shēnghuó.

Randomly throwing garbage around not only ruins the environment but also affects other people’s lives.

他明明有很好的条件,却总是糟蹋自己的机会。

Tā míngmíng yǒu hěn hǎo de tiáojiàn, què zǒngshì zāota zìjǐ de jīhuì.

He clearly has good conditions, yet he always wastes his own opportunities.