How to say “harmful” in Chinese
harmful
“Harmful” in Chinese is 有害, yǒu hài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
有害 is read yǒu 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
A hand holding a piece of meat: “I have”.
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 “有害”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 有害. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 有些植物对人体有害yǒuxiēzhíwùduìréntǐyǒuhàiSome plants are harmful to humans.
- 众所周知吸烟有害健康zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī,xīyānyǒuhàijiànkāngAs everyone knows, smoking is harmful to health.
More words from the lesson “Nature under threat”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “harmful” in Chinese?
“Harmful” in Chinese is 有害, pinyin yǒuhài.
What does 有害 mean?
有害 (yǒuhài) means “harmful”.
How do you write 有害?
有害 is 2 characters: 有 (yǒu) — have, there is; 害 (hài) — harm; to harm. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 有害?
有害 is read yǒuhài. Tones: yǒu — third tone, hài — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“harmful” in the lesson “Nature under threat”
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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