# 糟糕 (zāogāo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 糟糕 (zāogāo) means “too bad; how terrible; what bad luck”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: too bad; how terrible; what bad luck
- Pinyin: zāogāo (zao1 gao1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 糟糕，我忘带钥匙了！
  Zāogāo, wǒ wàng dài yàoshi le!
  Oh no, I forgot to bring my keys!

## Characters

- [糟](https://hanziro.com/word/zao-terrible/) (zāo): terrible; in a mess
- 糕 (gāo): cake

https://hanziro.com/word/zao-gao-too-bad/

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