How to say “harm” in Chinese
harm; endanger
“Harm” in Chinese is 危害, wēi hài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
危害 is read wēi hài: 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 top, a person on the edge of a cliff 厂.
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 “危害”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 危害. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 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.
More words from the lesson “Disasters and damage”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “harm” in Chinese?
“Harm” in Chinese is 危害, pinyin wēihài.
What does 危害 mean?
危害 (wēihài) means “harm; endanger”.
How do you write 危害?
危害 is 2 characters: 危 (wēi) — dangerous; 害 (hài) — harm; to harm. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 危害?
危害 is read wēihài. Tones: wēi — first tone, hài — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“harm” in the lesson “Disasters and damage”
This word is from the topic “Earth, weather, ecology” of HSK 5. 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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