遭
zāo
to meet by chance (usually with misfortune)
classifier for events: time, turn, incident
他昨天遭了一场大雨，全身都湿透了。
tā zuó tiān zāo le yī cháng dà yǔ , quán shēn dōu shī tòu le 。
He got caught in a heavy rain yesterday and was soaked through.
她这一生遭了不少罪，但还是坚强地活下去。
tā zhè yī shēng zāo le bù shǎo zuì , dàn hái shì jiān qiáng de huó xià qù 。
She suffered quite a lot in her life, but still lived on with strength.
Words with 遭
遭到
zāo dào
to suffer
遭受
zāo shòu
to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)
遭拒
zāo jù
to meet with a refusal (e.g. visa)
遭殃
zāo yāng
to suffer a calamity
遭瘟
zāo wēn
to suffer from a plague
遭罪
zāo zuì
to endure hardship
遭逢
zāo féng
to encounter (sth unpleasant)
遭遇
zāo yù
to meet with
遭遇战
zāo yù zhàn
(military) encounter
遭重
zāo zhòng
(slang) to suffer serious consequences or harm
遭难
zāo nàn
to run into misfortune
免遭
miǎn zāo
to avoid suffering