害

hài · hai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to do harm to
  2. to cause trouble to
  3. harm
  4. evil
  5. calamity

In a sentence

2 examples
01

熬(áo)夜(yè)太(tài)多(duō)会(huì)害(hài)了(le)你(nǐ)的(de)身(shēn)体(tǐ)。

Staying up too late will harm your health.

02

他(tā)这(zhè)样(yàng)做(zuò)不(bù)仅(jǐn)害(hài)了(le)别(bié)人(rén),也(yě)害(hài)了(le)自(zì)己(jǐ)。

By doing this, he harmed not only others but also himself.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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