坏处

huài chu

CL 个 gè 种 zhǒng

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. harm
2. troubles

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 好处 hǎo chu 好处 hǎo chu benefit; advantage; merit 好处 means benefit or advantage, opposite of harm.: benefit; advantage; merit

Related words

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• 利弊 lì bì 利弊 lì bì pros and cons 利弊 refers to pros and cons, often used with 坏处 when weighing advantages and disadvantages.: pros and cons

Synonyms

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• 害处 hài chu 害处 hài chu damage Both refer to harm or detrimental effects; 坏处 is more colloquial, 害处 is slightly more formal.: damage

Usage notes

Collocations

坏处 is most commonly used with 有 or 没有: 有坏处 (there are harms), 没有坏处 (there are no harms).

Common mistakes

Do not use 坏处 as a direct object of a person; it is a property or effect, not a physical object. Say 这样对你没有坏处 (this has no harm for you), not 你不要给我坏处.

Example Sentences

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这样做没有 坏处 。

Doing it this way has no harm.

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Child Words of 坏处

• 处 处 chǔ: to reside
• 处 处 chù: place
• 坏 坏 huài: bad