learn bad habits; pick up bad behavior
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to learn bad behavior; to pick up bad habits from negative examples
Often used in warnings or advice about choosing friends wisely, especially concerning children or young people.
Duō多
gēn跟
hǎo好
rén人
jiāo交
péng朋
you友
，
bié别
xué学
huài坏
。
Make friends with good people, don't learn bad habits.
Hái孩
zi子
xué学
huài坏
wǎng往
wǎng往
shì是
cóng从
jiāo交
bù不
liáng良
péng朋
you友
kāi开
shǐ始
de的
。
Children often start learning bad habits from making bad friends.
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Tā他
běn本
lái来
tǐng挺
lǎo老
shi实
de的
，
hòu后
lái来
xué学
huài坏
le了
，
kāi开
shǐ始
chōu抽
yān烟
hē喝
jiǔ酒
。
He used to be quite honest, but later went bad and started smoking and drinking.
Jìn近
zhū朱
zhě者
chì赤
，
jìn近
mò墨
zhě者
hēi黑
，
qiān千
wàn万
bié别
xué学
huài坏
。
One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, one who stays near ink gets stained black—whatever you do, don't learn bad ways.