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坏事

huài shì · huai shi

Traditional 壞事

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. bad thing; misdeed
  2. to ruin things
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Three bad things

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)真(zhēn)倒霉(dǎoméi)，一连(yīlián)发生(fāshēng)了(le)三件(sānjiàn)坏事(huàishì)。

    Today is so unlucky. Three bad things happened in a row.

  2. Dengdeng

    哪(nǎ)三件(sānjiàn)？

    Which three?

  3. Liangliang

    手机(shǒujī)没电(méidiàn)，地铁(dìtiě)停(tíng)了(le)，我(wǒ)还(hái)迟到(chídào)了(le)。

    My phone died, the subway stopped, and I was late too.

  4. Dengdeng

    别难过(biénánguò)，坏事(huàishì)有时候(yǒushíhou)会(huì)变(biàn)好事(hǎoshì)。

    Don’t be sad. Bad things can sometimes turn into good things.

  5. Liangliang

    怎么(zěnme)可能(kěnéng)？

    How is that possible?

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)没(méi)赶上(gǎnshàng)那个(nàge)两小时(liǎngxiǎoshí)的(de)会(huì)，不就是(bùjiùshì)好事(hǎoshì)吗(ma)？

    You missed that two-hour meeting. Isn’t that a good thing?

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)可(kě)不(bù)想(xiǎng)要(yào)坏(huài)事(shì)发(fā)生(shēng)在(zài)我(wǒ)们(men)身(shēn)上(shang)。

I don't want something bad to happen to us.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ZeroAurora · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)一(yì)时(shí)贪(tān)心(xīn)，做(zuò)了(le)坏(huài)事(shì)，现(xiàn)在(zài)很(hěn)后(hòu)悔(huǐ)。

He was greedy for a moment and did a bad thing; now he regrets it deeply.

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