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坏

huài · huai

Traditional 壞

HSK 1Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. bad
  2. spoiled
  3. broken
  4. to break down
  5. (suffix) to the utmost
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In a conversation

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The broken fridge

  1. Dengdeng

    冰箱(bīngxiāng)坏(huài)了(le)！

    The fridge is broken!

  2. Liangliang

    里面(lǐmiàn)的(de)东西(dōngxi)没(méi)坏(huài)吧(ba)？

    The things inside aren't spoiled, are they?

  3. Dengdeng

    牛奶(niúnǎi)坏(huài)了(le)，冰淇淋(bīngqílín)也(yě)坏(huài)了(le)。

    The milk is spoiled, and the ice cream too.

  4. Liangliang

    冰淇淋(bīngqílín)坏(huài)了(le)是(shì)什么(shénme)样(yàng)？

    What does spoiled ice cream look like?

  5. Dengdeng

    变成(biànchéng)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)汤(tāng)了(le)。

    It turned into ice cream soup.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)快(kuài)拿(ná)勺子(sháozi)，喝完(hēwán)它(tā)！

    Then let's quickly get spoons and finish it!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)机(jī)坏(huài)了(le)，得(děi)拿(ná)去(qù)修(xiū)。

My phone is broken and needs to be taken in for repair.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)苹(píng)果(guǒ)放(fàng)太(tài)久(jiǔ)，已(yǐ)经(jīng)坏(huài)了(le)。

This apple has been sitting too long and has already gone bad.

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