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坏(壞) huài bad in Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical is 土 tŭ “earth” (343). The colloquial name for this radical is 土字旁 tŭzìpáng “side made up of the character 土.” Notice that the top horizontal line of 土 is shorter than the bottom line. Also notice that when used as a radical, the bottom line of 土 slants up toward the right, so as not to get in the way of the other component. Phonetic of the traditional character is 褱 huái. Distinguish 坏 (壞) from 不 bù (63) and 让 (讓) ràng (406).

Examples

• 坏 (壞) huài be bad [SV]
• 坏人 (壞人) huài rén bad person
• 坏事 (壞事) huài shì bad thing, evil deed
• 坏 (壞) -huài bad; extremely [RE]
• 忙坏 (忙壞) mánghuài become extremely busy [RC]
• 把我忙坏了 (把我忙壞了) bă wŏ mánghuàile made me extremely busy

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

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