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HSK 3.0Vocab 2 Recognition 2

1.

Animated Stroke Order 坏

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How to write 坏 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 坏

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3.

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坏

坏=

4.

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5.

How to Use 坏

Damage and destruction

verb + 坏

坏 (huài) in words like 破坏, 损坏, 败坏, and 毁坏 means to damage, ruin, or make something worse.

破坏 • pò huài • destroy; wreck; ruin • HSK 5

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6.

Example Sentences

Tā他

cóng从

lái来

bù不

shuō说

péng朋

you

Information

Pinyinhuài

Meaningbad

Strokes7

Radical土

Traditional壞

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#269

Zhuyinㄏㄨㄞˋ

UnicodeU+574F

CangjieGMF

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土earth

Earth (土) that is not (不) solid — becoming broken or spoiled.

pò破

huài坏

destroy; wreck; ruin

损坏 • sǔn huài • damage; injure; spoil • HSK 6

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sǔn损

huài坏

damage; injure; spoil

败坏 • bài huài • ruin; corrupt; debase • HSK 6

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bài败

huài坏

ruin; corrupt; debase

毁坏 • huǐ huài • To destroy / to ruin • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huǐ毁

huài坏

To destroy / to ruin

Harm and fluctuation

坏 (huài) in words like 坏处 and 时好时坏 refers to a harmful result or a state that alternates between good and bad.

坏处 • huài chù • harm • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

huài坏

chù处

harm

时好时坏 • shí hǎo shí huài • sometimes good / sometimes bad / fluctuate • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shí时

hǎo好

shí时

友

de的

huài坏

huà话

。

He never speaks bad words about friends.

dì地

zhèn震

pò破

huài坏

le了

xǔ许

duō多

fáng房

wū屋

hé和

dào道

lù路

。

The earthquake destroyed many houses and roads.

wǒ我

men们

yào要

yuǎn远

lí离

huài坏

rén人

，

bǎo保

hù护

zì自

jǐ己

。

We should stay away from bad people to protect ourselves.

Diàn电

fàn饭

bāo煲

shāo烧

huài坏

le了

。

The rice cooker burned out.

zhè这

ge个

píng苹

guǒ果

huài坏

le了

，

bù不

néng能

chī吃

。

This apple is bad, you can't eat it.

huài

坏

sometimes good / sometimes bad / fluctuate

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