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有害

yǒu hài · you hai

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HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. destructive
  2. harmful
  3. damaging
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Sitting too long

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)坐(zuò)了(le)三个小时(sāngèxiǎoshí)了(le)，久坐(jiǔzuò)对(duì)身体(shēntǐ)有害(yǒuhài)！

    You have sat for three hours. Sitting too long is harmful for the body!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)认真(rènzhēn)工作(gōngzuò)，工作(gōngzuò)怎么(zěnme)会(huì)有害(yǒuhài)？

    I'm working seriously. How can work be harmful?

  3. Dengdeng

    工作(gōngzuò)不是(bùshì)有害(yǒuhài)的(de)，久坐(jiǔzuò)才(cái)有害(yǒuhài)。

    Work is not harmful. Sitting for a long time is.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我(wǒ)站着(zhànzhe)打游戏(dǎyóuxì)。

    OK, then I'll play games standing up.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)在(zài)工作(gōngzuò)吗(ma)？

    Didn't you say you were working?

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)些(xiē)东(dōng)西(xi)对(duì)健(jiàn)康(kāng)有(yǒu)害(hài)吗(ma)？

Will this stuff jeopardize my health?

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

02

不(bú)要(yào)忘(wàng)记(jì)吸(xī)烟(yān)对(duì)你(nǐ)的(de)健(jiàn)康(kāng)有(yǒu)害(hài)。

Don't forget smoking is bad for your health.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by alec · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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