How to say “harm” in Chinese
harm; harm, ruin
“Harm” in Chinese is 害, hài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
害 is read hài. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 宀 “roof”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “害”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 害. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我头痛得厉害wǒtóutòngdelìhaiI have a bad headache.
- 让你唱你就唱吧，别害羞。ràngnǐchàngnǐjiùchàngba,biéhàixiūThey're asking you to sing — so sing, don't be shy.
- 吸烟会伤害身体xīyānhuìshānghàishēntǐSmoking harms your health.
- 空气污染危害人们的健康。kōngqìwūrǎnwēihàirénmendejiànkāngAir pollution harms people’s health.
- 吸烟对身体的危害很大xīyānduìshēntǐdewēihàihěndàSmoking is very bad for your health.
- 有些植物对人体有害yǒuxiēzhíwùduìréntǐyǒuhàiSome plants are harmful to humans.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “What gets in the way”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “harm” in Chinese?
“Harm” in Chinese is 害, pinyin hài.
What does 害 mean?
害 (hài) means “harm; harm, ruin”.
How do you write 害?
害 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 害?
害 is read hài. Tones: hài — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“harm” in the lesson “What gets in the way”
This word is from the topic “Obstacles and losses” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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