坏
事

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The word 坏事 is formed by directly combining the character 坏, meaning "bad" or "to spoil", with the character 事, meaning "thing" or "matter". This pairing results in a compound where 坏 describes the nature of 事, producing the literal meaning "bad thing" or, when used as a verb phrase, "to ruin something".

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做坏事会受惩罚。

Zuò huàishì huì shòu chéngfá.

Doing bad things will be punished.

撒谎是一种坏事。

Sāhuǎng shì yī zhǒng huàishì.

Lying is a kind of bad deed.

他的冲动可能坏事。

Tā de chōngdòng kěnéng huàishì.

His impulsiveness might ruin things.

如果没有准备，就会坏事。

Rúguǒ méiyǒu zhǔnbèi, jiù huì huàishì.

If there is no preparation, it will spoil things.

虽然他的本意是好的，但结果却坏了事。

Suīrán tā de běnyì shì hǎo de, dàn jiéguǒ què huài le shì.

Although his intention was good, the result actually messed things up.

Word Definition - 坏事

huài shì bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things

Individual Character Details

坏 huài
事 shì