坏事

壞事

huàishì

noun HSK 7-9 #2,673

Meanings

1 bad thing
2 evil deed
3 to ruin things

Characters

matter; thing; deed

Examples

他从来不做坏事。

Tā cóngláibù zuò huàishì.

He never does bad things.

好心办坏事。

Hǎoxīn bàn huàishì.

Good intentions lead to bad results.

别让他坏事了。

Bié ràng tā huàishì le.

Don't let him ruin things.

Tips

grammar

坏事 can be a noun (bad thing/deed) or a verb-object (to ruin things/spoil matters). As a verb: 他把事情搞坏了 can be shortened to 他坏事了.

Stroke Order

坏 huài

事 shì