坏

Bad in Chinese: 坏 (huài)

huài

bad

HSK 3Traditional: 壞2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1bad
  2. 2spoiled
  3. 3broken
  4. 4to break down
  5. 5(suffix) to the utmost

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坏

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨㄞˋ

huài

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

坏

Simplified

壞

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 淋浴坏了。

    lín yù huài le。

    The shower is broken.

  • 暖气坏了。

    nuǎn qì huài le。

    The heater is broken.

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Related words

破坏

pò huài

destruction

坏处

huài chu

harm

坏人

huài rén

bad person

好坏

hǎo huài

good or bad

坏事

huài shì

bad thing

毁坏

huǐ huài

to damage

损坏

sǔn huài

to damage

时好时坏

shí hǎo shí huài

sometimes good, sometimes bad

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