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坏 (huài): Bad — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 坏

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2.

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3.

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4.

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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5.

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
pò破
huài坏

destroy; wreck; ruin

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

damage; injure; spoil

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