Chinese word dictionary

败坏

bàihuài · to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine

Practice word

Word information

Simplified败坏

Traditional敗壞

Pinyinbàihuài

Part of speech动、形

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

败bài

failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat

坏huài

bad, rotten, spoiled; to break down

How to learn 败坏

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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坏huài

bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost

打败dǎbài

to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated

坏处huàichù

harm; troubles; CL:個|个[ge4]

失败shībài

to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4]

破坏pòhuài

destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy

败bài

to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither