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huài
HSK 2.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. bad
  2. 2. spoiled
  3. 3. broken
  4. 4. to break down

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 616211)

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Words Containing 坏

坏死
huài sǐ

necrosis

大坏蛋
dà huài dàn

scoundrel

崩坏作用
bēng huài zuò yòng

mass wasting (geology)

坏人
huài rén

bad person

坏笑
huài xiào

to smirk

礼乐崩坏
lǐ yuè bēng huài

see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[lǐ bēng yuè huài]

气急败坏
qì jí bài huài

flustered and exasperated

坏掉
huài diào

spoilt

坏账
huài zhàng

bad debt

破坏活动
pò huài huó dòng

sabotage; subversive activities

损坏
sǔn huài

to damage

带坏
dài huài

to lead astray

时好时坏
shí hǎo shí huài

sometimes good, sometimes bad

学坏
xué huài

to follow bad examples

坏种
huài zhǒng

bad kind

坏水
huài shuǐ

evil tricks

崩坏
bēng huài

crash

一马勺坏一锅
yī mǎ sháo huài yī guō

one ladle (of sth bad) spoils the (whole) pot (idiom)

一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu

see 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥[yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu]

坏血病
huài xuè bìng

scurvy

用坏
yòng huài

to wear out (tools)

坏事
huài shì

bad thing; misdeed

一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu

lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)

暗黑破坏神
àn hēi pò huài shén

Diablo (video game series)

宠坏
chǒng huài

to spoil (a child etc)

坏东西
huài dōng xi

bastard

保证破坏战略
bǎo zhèng pò huài zhàn lüe4

assured destruction strategy

颓坏
tuí huài

dilapidated

坏透
huài tòu

completely bad

变坏
biàn huài

to get worse

礼坏乐崩
lǐ huài yuè bēng

see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[lǐ bēng yuè huài]

摔坏
shuāi huài

to drop and break

坏运
huài yùn

bad luck

抗坏血酸
kàng huài xuè suān

vitamin C

坏家伙
huài jiā huǒ

bad guy

坏处
huài chu

harm

破坏无遗
pò huài wú yí

damaged beyond repair

教坏
jiāo huài

to misguide

坏话
huài huà

unpleasant talk

败坏
bài huài

to ruin

坏肠子
huài cháng zi

evil person

坏疽
huài jū

gangrene

毁坏
huǐ huài

to damage

礼崩乐坏
lǐ bēng yuè huài

rites and music are in ruins (idiom); fig. society in total disarray

破坏
pò huài

destruction

气坏
qì huài

furious

腐坏
fǔ huài

to rot

累坏
lèi huài

to become exhausted

山颓木坏
shān tuí mù huài

lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined

好坏
hǎo huài

good or bad

惯坏
guàn huài

to spoil (a child)

一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng

lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)

坏蛋
huài dàn

bad egg

坏鸟
huài niǎo

sinister person

压坏
yā huài

to crush

男人不坏,女人不爱
nán rén bù huài , nǚ rén bù ài

women love bad guys

使坏
shǐ huài

to play dirty tricks

砸坏
zá huài

to smash; to shatter

道德败坏
dào dé bài huài

vice

贫血性坏死
pín xuè xìng huài sǐ

anemic necrosis

吃坏
chī huài

to upset (one's stomach) by eating bad food or overeating

坏分子
huài fèn zǐ

bad element; bad egg; troublemaker

弄坏
nòng huài

to ruin

破坏性
pò huài xìng

destructive

朽坏
xiǔ huài

rotten

吓坏
xià huài

to be terrified

坏脾气
huài pí qì

bad temper