使坏

使壞

shǐhuài

verb #23,209

Meanings

1 to play dirty tricks
2 to be up to mischief
3 to act in bad faith

Characters

to use; to cause; to make

Examples

他总是在背后使坏，让大家都不信任他。

Tā zǒng shì zài bèihòu shǐhuài, ràng dàjiā dōu bù xìnrèn tā.

He is always playing dirty tricks behind people's backs, making everyone distrust him.

你别使坏了，老老实实把事情做完。

Nǐ bié shǐhuài le, lǎolǎoshíshí bǎ shìqing zuòwán.

Stop playing tricks and finish the job honestly.

Tips

usage

使坏 implies deliberate scheming or sabotage behind the scenes. It is more colloquial than 作弄 (to play a prank) and carries a more negative connotation of bad faith or betrayal.

Stroke Order

使 shǐ

坏 huài