# 糟蹋 (zāotà)

In Mandarin Chinese, 糟蹋 (zāotà) means “to waste; to spoil”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: to waste; to spoil
- Pinyin: zāotà (zao1 ta4)
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 请不要糟蹋这么好的粮食。
  Qǐng búyào zāotà zhème hǎo de liángshi.
  Please don't waste such good food.

## Characters

- [糟](https://hanziro.com/word/zao-terrible/) (zāo): terrible; in a mess
- 蹋 (tà): to step on

https://hanziro.com/word/zao-ta-waste/

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