搞砸 gǎozá to mess up Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 搞 gǎo verb to cause to cause a specific result or state. Often used before a result-describing word, meaning to make something clear, messy, or ruined.砸 zá verb to fail To fail, bungle, or muck up an activity or task; used colloquially to describe a situation where things have gone wrong.