坏

huài

HSK 15 readings

“Bad” in Chinese is 坏 (huài).

Other characters with the syllable huai: see all 5 →

Meaning

bad
spoiled
broken

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to break down
suffixto the utmost

Example

我认为考试破坏教育。

I think exams ruin education.

From 破坏 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

huàibad / spoiled / broken / to break down / (suffix) to the utmost
pēivariant of 坯 (unfired clay) (archaic)
pīvariant of 坯 (archaic)
péimound of earth (archaic)

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 坏

坏处huàichùharmHSK 2 坏人huàirénbad personHSK 2 破坏pòhuàidestructionHSK 3 好坏hǎohuàigood or badHSK 7-9 坏事huàishìbad thing; misdeedHSK 7-9 毁坏huǐhuàito damageHSK 7-9 损坏sǔnhuàito damageHSK 7-9 时好时坏shíhǎo-shíhuàisometimes good, sometimes badHSK 7-9

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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