Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

bad/wicked/evil/Kangxi radical 78

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

dǎi, è, dāi

Bopomofo

ㄉㄞˇ, ㄜˋ, ㄉㄞ

Jyutping

daai2

Example sentences

好歹 hǎodǎi
你好歹吃一點東西吧。
你好歹吃一点东西吧。

You should at least eat something.

歹徒 dǎitú
警察成功制服了歹徒。

The police successfully subdued the gangster.

警察與歹徒展開了激烈的搏鬥。
警察与歹徒展开了激烈的搏斗。

The police engaged in a fierce struggle with the gangster.

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