dǎi

歹毒

Word · AdjectiveTraditional歹

bad; evil; wicked

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

adjective

bad; wicked; evil

literary

An archaic or literary term rarely used alone in modern spoken Chinese. It primarily appears in compound words or idioms.

Tā他
shì是
gè个
dǎi歹
rén人
 ，
bù不
kě可
xìn信
rèn任
 。

He is an evil person and cannot be trusted.

Wéi为
fēi非
zuò作
dǎi歹
de的
rén人
zhōng终
jiāng将
shòu受
dào到
chéng惩
fá罚
 。

Those who do evil deeds will eventually be punished.