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坏话

huài huà · huai hua

Traditional 壞話

Meaning

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  1. unpleasant talk
  2. malicious words
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The talking parrot

  1. Dengdeng

    邻居(línjū)家(jiā)的(de)鹦鹉(yīngwǔ)在(zài)说(shuō)我(wǒ)的(de)坏话(huàihuà)！

    The neighbour's parrot is saying bad things about me!

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？它(tā)说(shuō)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    Really? What did it say?

  3. Dengdeng

    它(tā)说(shuō)：灯灯(dēngdēng)真(zhēn)懒(lǎn)！

    It said: Dengdeng is so lazy!

  4. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)教(jiāo)它(tā)的(de)。

    Haha, I taught it that yesterday.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)教(jiāo)它(tā)说(shuō)坏话(huàihuà)？

    How could you teach it to say bad things?

  6. Liangliang

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)。下次(xiàcì)我(wǒ)教(jiāo)它(tā)说(shuō)灯灯(dēngdēng)真(zhēn)帅(shuài)。

    Sorry. Next time I will teach it to say Dengdeng is handsome.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)背(bèi)后(hòu)说(shuō)别(bié)人(rén)坏(huài)话(huà)不(bú)是(shì)大(dà)丈(zhàng)夫(fu)所(suǒ)为(wéi)。

It is not manly to speak ill of others behind their backs.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)你(nǐ)说(shuō)别(bié)人(rén)坏(huài)话(huà)之(zhī)前(qián)，自(zì)己(jǐ)先(xiān)照(zhào)照(zhào)镜(jìng)子(zi)吧(ba)。

Before you speak ill of people, look at yourself in the mirror.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Solana · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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