harm; damage; endanger
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to cause damage or harm; to endanger; to jeopardize
Commonly used in formal and written contexts to describe negative impacts on health, crops, environment, or public safety. Can take direct objects such as 健康 (health), 环境 (environment), or 安全 (safety).
Nián黏
chóng虫
duì对
gǔ谷
zi子
、
yù玉
mǐ米
děng等
liáng粮
shí食
zuò作
wù物
wēi危
hài害
zuì最
liè烈
。
Armyworms cause the most severe damage to grain crops such as millet and corn.
Xī吸
yān烟
huì会
yán严
zhòng重
wēi危
hài害
jiàn健
kāng康
。
Smoking can seriously harm your health.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
xíng行
wéi为
wēi危
hài害
le了
gōng公
gòng共
lì利
yì益
。
This kind of behavior endangers public interest.
Huán环
jìng境
wū污
rǎn染
yán严
zhòng重
wēi危
hài害
zhe着
shēng生
tài态
píng平
héng衡
。
Environmental pollution seriously threatens the ecological balance.