Definition & Meaning

1.bad thing; evil deed

2.spoil something; mess up; make things worse; ruin something

Word usage

huài shì

坏 事

Level:

NHSK 789－1 ESC7 HYJC3

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1
n.bad thing; evil deed
- tā zuò le xǔ duō huài shì
  她做了许多坏事。
  She has done a lot of bad things.
- měi gè rén dōu yīng gāi xiàng huài rén huài shì zuò dòu zhēng
  每个人都应该向坏人坏事作斗争。
  Everyone should struggle against evildoers and evil deeds.
- huài shì chuán qiān lǐ
  坏事传千里。
  Bad news travels quickly.
synonym
gòu dàng勾当 liè jì劣迹
antonym
hào shì好事
2
v.spoil something; mess up; make things worse; ruin something
- tā tài cū xīn le jié guǒ huài shì le
  她太粗心了，结果坏事了。
  She was so careless that she made a hash of it.
- jí zào zhǐ néng huài shì
  急躁只能坏事。
  Impetuosity will only make things worse.
- tā cháng cháng huài shì
  他常常坏事。
  He always makes things worse.
synonym
wù shì误事 bài shì败事 lài shì赖事

Word usage

common measure word
"坏事" is often matched with measure word "件".
- 一件坏事
  one bad thing

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