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坏处

huài chu · huai chu

Traditional 壞處

HSK 2Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. harm
  2. troubles
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Three cups a day

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)喝(hē)三杯(sānbēi)咖啡(kāfēi)。

    I drink three cups of coffee every day.

  2. Liangliang

    喝(hē)太多(tàiduō)咖啡(kāfēi)有(yǒu)坏处(huàichu)，你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)吗(ma)？

    Too much coffee has a downside, you know?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不(bù)怕(pà)，晚上(wǎnshang)我(wǒ)也(yě)睡得着(shuìdezháo)。

    I am not afraid. I can sleep at night.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)几点(jǐdiǎn)睡(shuì)的(de)？

    Then what time did you sleep yesterday?

  5. Dengdeng

    凌晨(língchén)三点(sāndiǎn)。不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)看完(kànwán)了(le)一部(yībù)电影(diànyǐng)。

    Three in the morning. But I finished a whole movie.

  6. Liangliang

    电影(diànyǐng)是(shì)好处(hǎochu)，睡不着(shuìbùzháo)是(shì)坏处(huàichu)。

    The movie is the upside. No sleep is the downside.

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2 examples
01

不(bú)必(bì)争(zhēng),没(méi)有(yǒu)事(shì)情(qing)是(shì)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)坏(huài)处(chu)而(ér)没(méi)有(yǒu)好(hǎo)处(chu)的(de).

No need to argue, there is nothing that only has bad effects and no benefits.

Tatoeba: Chinese by pocket_lab · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

问(wèn)问(wèn)总(zǒng)是(shì)没(méi)有(yǒu)坏(huài)处(chu)的(de)。

It never hurts to ask.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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坏
huài

bad; spoiled

处
chù

place; location

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