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hài
HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. to do harm to
  2. 2. to cause trouble to
  3. 3. harm
  4. 4. evil
  5. 5. calamity

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13276175)

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Words Containing 害

谗害
chán hài

to slander

劈空扳害
pī kōng bān hài

damaged by groundless slander (idiom)

有百利而无一害
yǒu bǎi lì ér wú yī hài

to have many advantages and no disadvantages

攀诬陷害
pān wū xiàn hài

unjust accusation

蠹国害民
dù guó hài mín

to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom)

虫害
chóng hài

insect pest

受害者
shòu hài zhě

casualty

害群之马
hài qún zhī mǎ

lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom)

利害关系方
lì hài guān xi fāng

interested party

要害
yào hài

vital part

害马
hài mǎ

lit. the black horse of the herd

霜害
shuāng hài

frostbite

公害
gōng hài

public hazard, nuisance

利害
lì hai

terrible

重复使力伤害
chóng fù shǐ lì shāng hài

repetitive strain injury (RSI)

病民害国
bìng mín hài guó

to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)

无害
wú hài

harmless

毒害
dú hài

to harm (sb's health) with narcotics etc; to poison (people's minds); to corrupt

有害无益
yǒu hài wú yì

harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good

环境损害
huán jìng sǔn hài

environmental damage

诬害
wū hài

to damage by calumny

害虫
hài chóng

injurious insect

病虫害绿色防控
bìng chóng hài lǜ sè fáng kòng

green pest prevention and control; environmentally friendly methods of pest control and prevention

暗害
àn hài

to kill secretly

利害关系
lì hài guān xi

stake

害臊
hài sào

to be bashful

违天害理
wéi tiān hài lǐ

lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom); immoral character

被害者
bèi hài zhě

victim (of a wounding or murder)

趋利避害
qū lì bì hài

(idiom) to make the most of the benefits while avoiding adverse effects

妨害公务
fáng hài gōng wù

(law) obstructing government administration

危害性
wēi hài xìng

harmfulness

贻害
yí hài

to have bad consequences

害鸟
hài niǎo

pest bird (esp. one that feeds on farm crops or newly hatched fish)

被侵害
bèi qīn hài

stricken

害月子
hài yuè zi

morning sickness (in pregnancy)

攀害
pān hài

damaged by slander

害眼
hài yǎn

to have eye trouble

伤害
shāng hài

to injure

性侵害
xìng qīn hài

sexual assault (law)

水害
shuǐ hài

flood damage

严重危害
yán zhòng wēi hài

severe harm

害怕
hài pà

to be afraid

正中要害
zhèng zhòng yào hài

to hit the nail on the head (idiom)

害命
hài mìng

to kill sb

四害
sì hài

\the four pests\, i.e. rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows

灾害链
zāi hài liàn

series of calamities

遇害
yù hài

to be murdered

迫害
pò hài

to persecute

害肚子
hài dù zi

upset stomach

害人精
hài rén jīng

goblin that kills or harms people

病害
bìng hài

plant disease

害口
hài kǒu

morning sickness during pregnancy

害兽
hài shòu

vermin

利害冲突
lì hài chōng tū

conflict of interest

附带损害
fù dài sǔn hài

collateral damage (both as a legal term, and as a military euphemism)

残害
cán hài

to injure

丧天害理
sàng tiān hài lǐ

devoid of conscience (idiom)

次生灾害
cì shēng zāi hài

secondary disaster (e.g. epidemic following floods)

图财害命
tú cái hài mìng

see 謀財害命|谋财害命[móu cái hài mìng]

不知利害
bù zhī lì hài

see 不知好歹[bù zhī hǎo dǎi]

不以辞害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì

don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say

有害
yǒu hài

destructive

害人
hài rén

to harm sb

害相思病
hài xiāng sī bìng

sick with love

申不害
shēn bù hài

Shen Buhai (385-337 BC), legalist political thinker

害人之心不可有,防人之心不可无
hài rén zhī xīn bù kě yǒu , fáng rén zhī xīn bù kě wú

refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)

免受伤害
miǎn shòu shāng hài

to avoid damage

妒能害贤
dù néng hài xián

jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)

紧急危害
jǐn jí wēi hài

emergency risk

杀害
shā hài

to murder

受害人
shòu hài rén

victim

自然灾害
zì rán zāi hài

natural disaster

敌害
dí hài

pest

陷害
xiàn hài

to entrap

灾害
zāi hài

calamity

利害攸关
lì hài yōu guān

to be of vital interest

利害
lì hài

pros and cons

蠹害
dù hài

to harm

厉害
lì hai

(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible

害死
hài sǐ

to kill

有害无利
yǒu hài wú lì

harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good

切中要害
qiè zhòng yào hài

to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)

危害
wēi hài

to jeopardize

伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ

to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven

损害
sǔn hài

harm

谋财害命
móu cái hài mìng

to plot and kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money

害病
hài bìng

to fall sick

个人伤害
gè rén shāng hài

personal injury

戕害
qiāng hài

to injure

侵害
qīn hài

to encroach on

害得
hài de

to cause or lead to sth bad

害人不浅
hài rén bù qiǎn

to cause a lot of trouble

危害评价
wēi hài píng jià

hazard assessment

侵害人
qīn hài rén

perpetrator

加害
jiā hài

to injure

妨害
fáng hài

to jeopardize

坑害
kēng hài

to trap

利害关系人
lì hài guān xi rén

interested party

受害
shòu hài

to suffer damage, injury etc

残民害物
cán mín hài wù

to harm people and damage property (idiom)

害喜
hài xǐ

to have morning sickness during pregnancy

冻害
dòng hài

(agriculture) freezing injury

身体障害
shēn tǐ zhàng hài

cripple

病虫害
bìng chóng hài

plant diseases and insect pests

害处
hài chu

damage

遗害无穷
yí hài wú qióng

to have disastrous consequences

有百害而无一利
yǒu bǎi hài ér wú yī lì

having no advantage whatsoever

妨功害能
fáng gōng hài néng

to constrain and limit successful, capable people

不以词害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì

don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say

祸害
huò hài

disaster

被害人
bèi hài rén

victim

谋害
móu hài

to conspire to murder

害人虫
hài rén chóng

pest

害羞
hài xiū

shy

贻害无穷
yí hài wú qióng

to have disastrous consequences