huài
Radical 32 · 7 strokes

bad

HSK 3 (2.0)HSK 1 (3.0)5 meanings#1076
MEANING5 meanings

MEANING

  1. adjective

    bad

    不好的;有害的;品质不佳的búhǎo de;yǒuhài de;pǐnzhì bújiā de

    • This apple has gone bad.

    • He's not a bad person, he just doesn't always take things seriously.

  2. adjective

    spoiled

    损坏;不好;质量不好sǔnhuài;búhǎo;zhìliàng búhǎo

    • The milk in the fridge has gone bad and can't be drunk.

  3. adjective

    broken

    不好的;有缺陷的búhǎo de;yǒu quēxiàn de

    • My phone is broken.

    • The bicycle's brakes are broken, which is very dangerous.

  4. verb

    to break down

    不能正常工作或使用bù néng zhèngcháng gōngzuò huò shǐyòng

    • My phone is broken.

    • My bike broke down, so I had no choice but to walk to work.

  5. adverb

    (suffix) to the utmost

    非常;极其;很fēicháng;jíqī;hěn

    • He's a real troublemaker.

    • I'm absolutely exhausted today — I'm about to fall asleep any second.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Earth covered, denied, damaged and crumbles into fragments.

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