坏 huài▶ broken; bad

Example sentences

• 我的手表坏了。Wǒ de shǒubiǎo huài le.My watch is broken.
• 别吃坏了的水果。Bié chī huàile de shuǐguǒ.Do not eat fruit that has gone bad.

HSK 3HSK 3.0 · Level 1

Traditional

壞

HSK 3 — the intermediate threshold: 300 new words, 600 in all. You can communicate in daily life, study and travel in China. In HSK 3.0, 坏 is in band 1. HSK 3 explained

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Here is a word for when something has gone bad.

中坏。

It means bad. You can say it when something stops working, like this.

中我的手表坏了。

My watch is broken. Say it with me.

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Stroke order

坏 is written in 7 strokes.

• 坏

Senses

1. bad
2. spoiled
3. broken
4. to break down
5. (suffix) to the utmost

Related words

• 破坏Destruction
• 损坏damage
• 败坏to ruin (a good name, good manners)

坏 is pronounced huài and means “broken; bad”.