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坏
huài
bad, rotten, spoiled; to break down
🔤 Pictophonetic:
土 (earth) provides meaning, 不 provides pronunciation
HSK 3
7 strokes
Very Common (8%)
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Component Tree i
tǔ
土
soil, earth; items made of earth
📷 Pictographic:
A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
3 strokes
HSK 5
Words Using 坏 (66)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
坏
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huài
bad / spoiled / broken / to break down / (suffix) to the utmost
3
huài
坏
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HSK 3
bad / spoiled / broken / to break down / (suffix) to the utmost
破坏
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pòhuài
destruction / damage / to wreck / to break / to destroy
5
pòhuài
破坏
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HSK 5
destruction / damage / to wreck / to break / to destroy
损坏
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sǔnhuài
to damage / to injure
6
sǔnhuài
损坏
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HSK 6
to damage / to injure
败坏
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bàihuài
to ruin / to corrupt / to undermine
6
bàihuài
败坏
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HSK 6
to ruin / to corrupt / to undermine
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
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yīkēlǎoshǔshǐhuàileyīguōzhōu
see [[一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥<yīlìlǎoshǔshǐhuàileyīguōzhōu>]]
yīkēlǎoshǔshǐhuàileyīguōzhōu
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
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see [[一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥<yīlìlǎoshǔshǐhuàileyīguōzhōu>]]
保证破坏战略
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bǎozhèngpòhuàizhànlüè
assured destruction strategy
bǎozhèngpòhuàizhànlüè
保证破坏战略
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assured destruction strategy
吓坏
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xiàhuài
to be really frightened
xiàhuài
吓坏
↗
to be really frightened
严重破坏
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yánzhòngpòhuài
serious damage
yánzhòngpòhuài
严重破坏
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serious damage
压坏
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yāhuài
to crush
yāhuài
压坏
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to crush
使坏
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shǐhuài
to play dirty tricks / to be up to mischief
shǐhuài
使坏
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to play dirty tricks / to be up to mischief