to spoil things; bad deed; harmful event
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to spoil things; to make a mess of something; to ruin
neutralOften used in the pattern "非...不可" to emphasize inevitability, or in idioms like "成事不足，坏事有余".
Zhào照
tā他
shuō说
de的
zuò做
，
fēi非
huài坏
shì事
bù不
kě可
。
If you do as he says, it's bound to ruin everything.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
yī一
shí时
chōng冲
dòng动
，
jié结
guǒ果
lǎo老
shì是
bǎ把
hǎo好
shì事
bàn办
chéng成
huài坏
shì事
。
He is always impulsive and ends up spoiling good things.
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Zhè这
ge个
rén人
chéng成
shì事
bù不
zú足
，
huài坏
shì事
yǒu有
yú余
。
This person is more than capable of ruining things, but not of accomplishing them.
noun
bad deed; harmful event; something bad
neutralRefers to specific harmful actions or unfortunate events.
Tā他
zuò做
le了
bù不
shǎo少
huài坏
shì事
，
zuì最
zhōng终
shòu受
dào到
le了
fǎ法
lǜ律
de的
chéng惩
fá罚
。
He did many bad deeds and was eventually punished by law.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
yǒng勇
yú于
jiē揭
fā发
huài坏
rén人
huài坏
shì事
。
We must be brave in exposing bad people and their bad deeds.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
bào暴
yǔ雨
yǐn引
fā发
le了
bù不
shǎo少
huài坏
shì事
，
bǐ比
rú如
shān山
tǐ体
huá滑
pō坡
hé和
jiāo交
tōng通
tān瘫
huàn痪
。
The heavy rainstorm caused many harmful events, such as landslides and traffic paralysis.