How to say “harm” in Chinese
harm, downside
“Harm” in Chinese is 坏处, huài chù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
坏处 is read huài chù: 2 syllables. 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 the left, 土 “earth”.
Its second reading is chǔ, “be located; handle”.
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 “坏处”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “harm” in Chinese?
“Harm” in Chinese is 坏处, pinyin huàichù.
What does 坏处 mean?
坏处 (huàichù) means “harm, downside”.
How do you write 坏处?
坏处 is 2 characters: 坏 (huài) — bad, broken; 处 (chù) — place. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 坏处?
坏处 is read huàichù. Tones: huài — fourth tone, chù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“harm” in the lesson “Changes for the better”
This word is from the topic “Sports and wrap-up” of HSK 4. 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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