hài

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Character · Adjective · VerbTraditional害

harm; kill; distress

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

adjective

suffering; distressed; anguished

literary

Literary or archaic usage describing a state of mental anguish or physical suffering. Found in classical texts.

Xíng形
róng容
kū枯
gǎo槁
 ，
miàn面
róng容
shèn甚
hài害
 。

His appearance was haggard, and his face showed great distress.

Xīn心
zhōng中
chóu愁
hài害
 ，
yè夜
bù不
néng能
mèi寐
 。

Tormented by worry in his heart, he could not sleep at night.

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Mín民
zhī之
mí靡
yíng盈
 ，
shuí谁
sù夙
zhī知
ér而
mò莫
chéng成
 ？
Yè夜
rú如
hé何
qí其
 ？
Yè夜
wèi未
yāng央
 ，
tíng庭
liáo燎
zhī之
guāng光
 。
Jūn君
zǐ子
zhì至
zhǐ止
 ，
luán鸾
shēng声
qiāng将
qiāng将
 。

(Classical excerpt illustrating literary context where '害' might appear describing distress)

2.

verb

to harm; to damage; to injure

The most common modern usage of the character.

Zhè这
yàng样
zuò做
huì会
hài害
le了
tā他
 。

Doing this will harm him.

Xī吸
yān烟
yǒu有
hài害
jiàn健
kāng康
 。

Smoking is harmful to health.

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Hài害
rén人
hài害
jǐ己

to harm others and oneself