败坏

败坏 bàihuài

Corrupt (ruin)

败坏 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體敗壞 baihuai

What 败坏 means

Corrupt (ruin)

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Character by character

败坏 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

败

bài

Be defeated (to defeat)

坏

huài

Bad (spoiled)

Words that share a character with 败坏

How to write 败坏

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败坏 in a sentence

这种行为严重败坏了学校的名声。

Zhè zhǒng xíngwéi yánzhòng bàihuài le xuéxiào de míngshēng.

This behaviour seriously damaged the school's reputation.

他因为败坏公司形象被开除了。

Tā yīnwèi bàihuài gōngsī xíngxiàng bèi kāichú le.

He was dismissed for damaging the company's image.

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Questions about 败坏

What does 败坏 mean in English?

败坏 is pronounced bàihuài and means Corrupt (ruin).

How do you pronounce 败坏?

败坏 is bàihuài in pinyin — written baihuai without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 败坏?

败坏 is written with 2 characters: 败 (bài) Be defeated (to defeat), 坏 (huài) Bad (spoiled). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 败坏 written in traditional Chinese?

敗壞. The simplified form 败坏 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 敗壞 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced bàihuài.

Is 败坏 an HSK word?

Yes — 败坏 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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