糟 zāo
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 米 — rice, millet, grain
- Made of
- 米 rice, millet, grain 曹 ministers, officials
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
糟粕
zāopò
dross; useless residue
Characters in this word
粕 pò
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 米 — rice, millet, grain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这篇论文试图区分传统礼俗中的精华与糟粕，而不是一味否定过去。 Zhè piān lùnwén shìtú qūfēn chuántǒng lǐsú zhōng de jīnghuá yǔ zāopò, ér bú shì yíwèi fǒudìng guòqù. This paper tries to distinguish the essence from the dross in traditional customs, rather than simply rejecting the past.
- 读书要学会取舍，摒弃糟粕，吸收精华。 Dúshū yào xuéhuì qǔshě, bìngqì zāopò, xīshōu jīnghuá. When reading you must learn to take and discard, cast off the dross and absorb the essence.
- 这部电影内容空洞，只剩下一些文化糟粕。 Zhè bù diànyǐng nèiróng kōngdòng, zhǐ shèng xià yīxiē wénhuà zāopò. This film is empty in content, leaving nothing but cultural dregs.
Related words
- 糟 zāo bad; awful
- 糟糕 zāogāo terrible
- 乱七八糟 luànqībāzāo in a complete mess; all in disorder
- 糟蹋 zāotà to waste; to ruin; to mistreat
- 蕴藏 yùncáng to contain; to hold in store
- 渣 zhā residue; dross; scum
- 皱 zhòu to wrinkle; wrinkle; crease
- 液晶 yèjīng liquid crystal; LCD
- 细腻 xìnì delicate; exquisite; subtle
- 稀 xī thin; sparse; rare
- 缩水 suōshuǐ to shrink; to be reduced
- 透气 tòuqì be breathable; allow air through