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坏事

bad thing

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

huai4shi4 • huàishì

Meaning

Primary

bad thing

Alternatives

bad matter, evil deeds, evil deed, bad things

Mnemonic

Any 事 matter that you do with 坏 bad intentions is a 坏事 bad thing.

Usage

休息 一下 不 是 坏事。

Taking a break isn’t a bad thing.

今天 发生 了 一 件 坏事。

A bad thing happened today.

这 不 一定 是 坏事。

This isn’t necessarily a bad thing.