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3.

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害

4.

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5.

How to Use 害

Verbs meaning 'to harm, damage'

These words use 害 as a verb meaning 'to harm' or 'to cause damage'.

伤害 • shāng hài • to injure • HSK 5

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 害

厉害 • lì hai • difficult to deal with

HSK 4

lì厉

hai

7.

Example Sentences

bú不

yào要

shāng伤

hài害

xiǎo小

dòng动

wù

Information

Pinyinhài

Meaningharm, damage, injury

Strokes10

Radical宀

Traditional害

StructureTop-Center-Bottom

Frequency#452

Zhuyinㄏㄞˋ

UnicodeU+5BB3

CangjieJQMR

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害=宀roof+丰abundant+口mouth

A roof (宀) over spoken words (口) that cut like a knife (丰) — harm or damage caused by conflict.

shāng伤

hài害

to injure

危害 • wēi hài • harm; detriment; damage • HSK 5

HSK 5

wēi危

hài害

harm; detriment; damage

损害 • sǔn hài • harm • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

sǔn损

hài害

harm

Words expressing a negative emotion or state

In these words, 害 indicates experiencing a feeling (fear, shyness).

害怕 • hài pà • afraid • HSK 3

HSK 3

hài害

pà怕

afraid

害羞 • hài xiū • shy • HSK 4

HSK 4

hài害

xiū羞

shy

害

difficult to deal with

有害 • yǒu hài • destructive

HSK 3.0 · L5

yǒu有

hài害

destructive

灾害 • zāi hài • damage; disaster; calamity

HSK 5

zāi灾

hài害

damage; disaster; calamity

利害 • lì hài • formidable

HSK 6

lì利

hài害

formidable

迫害 • pò hài • persecute; oppress cruelly

HSK 6

pò迫

hài害

persecute; oppress cruelly

陷害 • xiàn hài • frame; make a false charge against; snare

HSK 6

xiàn陷

hài害

frame; make a false charge against; snare

物

。

Don't harm small animals.

tā他

hài害

pà怕

dú独

zì自

zǒu走

yè夜

lù路

。

He is afraid of walking alone at night.

Lì历

shǐ史

shàng上

hěn很

duō多

zhōng忠

chén臣

dōu都

céng曾

bèi被

chán谗

hài害

。

In history, many loyal officials were slandered and harmed.

xī吸

yān烟

huì会

hài害

jiàn健

kāng康

。

Smoking harms health.

zhè这

zhǒng种

yào药

hài害

rén人

bù不

qiǎn浅

。

This medicine does great harm to people.

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骸háiskeleton, body; leg bone
亥hài12th terrestrial branch
骇hàito be astonished or frightened
还háito return
海hǎisea; large body of salt water

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宸chenimperial; emperor's residence
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宛wǎnseem, as if, crooked
完wánto finish; [+ verb indicates completion]
宠chǒngto dote on, to pamper, to favor excessively
宦huànofficialdom, government official

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