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使坏 (shǐ huài): To play tricks (verb phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

使坏 consists of 2 characters.

使 • shǐ • to send (someone); cause • HSK 2.0 L4

HSK 4

shǐ使

to send (someone); cause

坏 • huài • bad • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

huài坏

bad

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Pinyinshǐ huài

Meaningto play tricks, to sabotage

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxverb phrase

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Example Sentences with 使坏

Tā他

zǒng总

ài爱

duì对

bié别

rén人

shǐ使

huài坏

。

He always likes to play tricks on others.

Yǒu有

rén人

zài在

bèi背

hòu后

shǐ使

huài坏

，

pò破

huài

Bié别

xiāng相

xìn信

tā他

，

tā他

kě可

néng能

zài在

àn暗

坏

le了

tā他

de的

jì计

huà划

。

Someone sabotaged behind his back and ruined his plan.

zhōng中

shǐ使

huài坏

。

Don't trust him; he might be playing tricks secretly.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 使坏.

Words with 使

使用shǐ yònguse
使馆shǐ guǎnembassy; consulate
即使jí shǐeven if
大使馆dà shǐ guǎnembassy
使得shǐ deusable
促使cù shǐprecipitate; impel; to urge
使劲儿shǐ jìn erexert all one's strength
使劲shǐ jìnto exert all one's strength

Words with 坏

坏处huài chuharm
破坏pò huàidestroy; wreck; ruin
损坏sǔn huàidamage; injure; spoil
败坏bài huàiruin; corrupt; debase
毁坏

huǐ huài

To destroy / to ruin

时好时坏shí hǎo shí huàisometimes good / sometimes bad / fluctuate

吓坏xià huàito scare badly; to terrify

坏事huài shìbad thing; misdeed