Meaning of zāo:
zāo
遭
Verb
to meet by chance (usually with misfortune)
Tā zuìjìn zāoyùle yīxiē kùnnán.
他最近遭遇了一些困难。
He has recently encountered some difficulties.
Measure Word
classifier for events: time, turn, incident
Tā zhè cì lǚxíng zāo yù dào le hěn duō kùnnán.
他这次旅行遭遇到了很多困难。
He encountered many difficulties during this trip.
