Chinese Word: 坏 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

坏 (Trad.: 壞)HSK 3

Pinyin: huài

English Definition: bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost

Chinese Definition:
①品质恶劣，有害：坏蛋。坏人。坏事。坏水。
②人体、东西受了损伤，被质量差，不完美：这所房子不坏。
③表示程度深(用在动词后面)：忙坏了。

Antonyms: 好

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 土

Pictophonetic:不 indicates the sound; 土 (earth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
- 不 [ bù ] no, not, un-; negative prefix

Similar Characters: 怀环坯

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破坏HSK 5	pò huài	destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy
好坏HSK 3	hǎo huài	good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality
坏事	huài shì	bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things
损坏HSK 6	sǔn huài	to damage; to injure
坏人HSK 3	huài rén	bad person; villain

1		zhè ge 这个 píng guǒ 苹果 huài 坏 le 了， bù néng 不能 chī 吃。 This apple is very bad and cannot be eaten.
2		zhè 这 liàng 辆 zì xíng chē 自行车 de 的 chē lún 车轮 huài 坏 le 了。 The bike's wheel is broken.
3		bāo guǒ 包裹 dào dá 到达 shí 时 hé zi 盒子 yǐ sǔn huài 已损坏。 The package arrived in a damaged box.
4		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 qīng chu 清楚 qū bié 区别 hǎo hé 好和 huài 坏。 We need to distinguish between good and bad.
5		wǒ 我 de 的 shǒu jī 手机 huài 坏 le 了， xū yào 需要 xiū lǐ 修理。 My phone is broken and needs repair.

1		zhè ge 这个 píng guǒ 苹果 huài 坏 le 了， bù néng 不能 chī 吃。 This apple is very bad and cannot be eaten.
2		zhè 这 liàng 辆 zì xíng chē 自行车 de 的 chē lún 车轮 huài 坏 le 了。 The bike's wheel is broken.
3		bāo guǒ 包裹 dào dá 到达 shí 时 hé zi 盒子 yǐ sǔn huài 已损坏。 The package arrived in a damaged box.
4		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 qīng chu 清楚 qū bié 区别 hǎo hé 好和 huài 坏。 We need to distinguish between good and bad.
5		wǒ 我 de 的 shǒu jī 手机 huài 坏 le 了， xū yào 需要 xiū lǐ 修理。 My phone is broken and needs repair.