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害

hài

A2 Level 4 ★ Core word
Verb

害 (hài) is a Chinese word meaning “to do harm to”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4 (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to do harm to
  2. to cause trouble to
  3. harm
  4. evil
  5. calamity

Stroke order

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Example

是我把事情弄錯了，害大家白跑一趟。

I got things wrong and made everyone come for nothing.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).