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Hanzi

害 / 害

Traditional
害
Simplified
害

to do harm to/to cause trouble to/harm/evil/calamity

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

hài, hé

Bopomofo

ㄏㄞˋ, ㄏㄜˊ

Jyutping

hoi6

Example sentences

傷害 / 伤害 shānghài
抽菸會嚴重傷害你的健康。
抽烟会严重伤害你的健康。

Smoking will seriously harm your health.

造成 zàochéng
吸煙會對健康造成傷害。
吸烟会对健康造成伤害。

Smoking causes harm to one's health.

厲害 / 厉害 lìhài
他的中文真的非常厲害。
他的中文真的非常厉害。

His Chinese is really amazing.

一度 yīdù
去年，老人一度病得很厲害。
去年，老人一度病得很厉害。

Last year, the elderly man was once very ill.

害 hài
你這封信寄錯了地址，害我白跑了一趟。
你这封信寄错了地址，害我白跑了一趟。

You sent this letter to the wrong address, which caused me to make a trip for nothing.

身受 shēnshòu
他身受其害，因此非常痛恨這種不公平的制度。
他身受其害，因此非常痛恨这种不公平的制度。

He suffered the harm personally and therefore hates this unfair system very much.

害怕 hàipà
我有點害怕明天的考試。
我有点害怕明天的考试。

I'm a little afraid of tomorrow's exam.

反之 fǎnzhī
你越害怕失敗，就越不敢嘗試；反之，你越常練習，就越容易進步。
你越害怕失败，就越不敢尝试；反之，你越常练习，就越容易进步。

The more you fear failure, the less you dare to try; conversely, the more often you practice, the easier it is to improve.

危害 wéihài
環境污染嚴重危害了人類的健康。
环境污染严重危害了人类的健康。

Environmental pollution has seriously endangered human health.

劣質 / 劣质 lièzhì
這些劣質商品不僅耐用度低，還可能危害健康。
这些劣质商品不仅耐用度低，还可能危害健康。

These inferior products are not only low in durability but may also endanger health.

Example Vocabulary

傷害

shang1'hai4

to harm; to injure; damage

厲害

li4'hai4

amazing; severe; fierce; awesome

害

hai4

to harm; to cause trouble to; harm; calamity

害怕

hai4'pa4

to be afraid; to fear

危害

wei2'hai4

to harm; to endanger; to jeopardize

受害者

害人

害死

害羞

hai4'xiu1

shy; bashful; timid

侵害

qin1'hai4

to infringe on; to encroach upon; to violate

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