shǐ huài
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  • v.infmlbe up to mischief; play a dirty trick; do the dirty on

    • zhè hái zi yòu shǐ huài

      孩子使坏

      The child was up to mischief again.

    • tā zhè yàng zuò wán quán shì wèi le shǐ huài

      这样完全为了使坏

      He just did so for mischief.

    • àn zhōng shǐ huài

      暗中使坏

      sabotage

    • tā zài wǒ bèi hòu shǐ huài

      背后使坏

      He is playing tricks behind my back.

    • tā yǎn li chōng mǎn shǐ huài de shén qíng

      充满使坏神情

      Her eyes were full of mischief.

    • cún xīn yào shǐ huài bù pà méi jī huì

      存心使坏机会

      He who is disposed for mischief will never want occasion.

Word usage

  • "使" and "坏" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 使

      He played a dirty trick on me once.

    • 使以后

      After he played dirty several times, no one talked to him.

    • 害怕使什么

      I'm afraid that he will play a dirty trick on me.

Chinese words with pinyin shi huai