危害

wēihài

verb HSK 3 #6,619

Meanings

1 to harm
2 to endanger
3 harmful effect

Characters

danger; to endanger

Examples

吸烟危害健康。

Xīyān wēihài jiànkāng.

Smoking harms your health.

污染对环境的危害很大。

Wūrǎn duì huánjìng de wēihài hěn dà.

Pollution's harm to the environment is great.

这种行为会危害社会安全。

Zhè zhǒng xíngwéi huì wēihài shèhuì ānquán.

This kind of behavior will endanger public safety.

Tips

usage

危害 can be a verb (to harm) or noun (harm/damage). As a noun: 危害很大 (the harm is great). As a verb: 危害健康 (harm health).

Stroke Order

危 wēi

害 hài