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遭受

Mandarin · pinyin zāo shòu

to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)

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遭: zāo · come across, meet with, encounter
受: shòu · receive, accept, get; bear, stand

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1–4 · zao1 shou4

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zou1 sau6

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verb

(transitive) to suffer; to be hit with; to sustain

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