How to say “damage” in Chinese
damage, break (an item)
“Damage” in Chinese is 损坏, sǔn huài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
损坏 is read sǔn huài: 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, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 员.
On the left, 土 “earth”.
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 “损坏”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 损坏. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 损坏公共设施要赔钱。sǔnhuàigōnggòngshèshīyàopéiqiánAnyone who damages public property will have to pay for it.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “damage” in Chinese?
“Damage” in Chinese is 损坏, pinyin sǔnhuài.
What does 损坏 mean?
损坏 (sǔnhuài) means “damage, break (an item)”.
How do you write 损坏?
损坏 is 2 characters: 损 (sǔn) — damage; lose; 坏 (huài) — bad, broken. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 损坏?
损坏 is read sǔnhuài. Tones: sǔn — third tone, huài — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“damage” in the lesson “Repairs and construction”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” 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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