祸害
huò hài
Pinyin

Definition

祸害
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huò hài
  1. disaster
  2. harm
  3. scourge
  4. bad person
  5. to damage
  6. to harm
  7. to wreck

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

伤害
shāng hài
  1. 1 to injure
  2. 2 to harm
厉害
lì hai
  1. 1 difficult to deal with
  2. 2 difficult to endure
  3. 3 ferocious
  4. 4 radical
  5. 5 serious
  6. 6 terrible
  7. 7 violent
  8. 8 tremendous
  9. 9 awesome
害
hài
  1. 1 to do harm to
  2. 2 to cause trouble to
  3. 3 harm
  4. 4 evil
  5. 5 calamity
害怕
hài pà
  1. 1 to be afraid
  2. 2 to be scared
危害
wēi hài
  1. 1 to jeopardize
  2. 2 to harm
  3. 3 to endanger
  4. 4 harmful effect
  5. 5 damage
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
受害者
shòu hài zhě
  1. 1 casualty
  2. 2 victim
  3. 3 those injured and wounded
害人
hài rén
  1. 1 to harm sb
  2. 2 to inflict suffering
  3. 3 to victimize
  4. 4 pernicious
害死
hài sǐ
  1. 1 to kill
  2. 2 to cause death
  3. 3 to do sb to death
害羞
hài xiū
  1. 1 shy
  2. 2 embarrassed
  3. 3 bashful
损害
sǔn hài
  1. 1 harm
  2. 2 to damage
  3. 3 to impair
有害
yǒu hài
  1. 1 destructive
  2. 2 harmful
  3. 3 damaging
毒害
dú hài
  1. 1 to poison (harm with a toxic substance)
  2. 2 to poison (people's minds)
  3. 3 poisoning
祸害
huò hài
  1. 1 disaster
  2. 2 harm
  3. 3 scourge
  4. 4 bad person
  5. 5 to damage
  6. 6 to harm
  7. 7 to wreck
侵害
qīn hài
  1. 1 to encroach on
  2. 2 to infringe on
伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ
  1. 1 to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
  2. 2 outrageous acts
光害
guāng hài
  1. 1 light pollution (Tw)
公害
gōng hài
  1. 1 public hazard, nuisance
利害
lì hài
  1. 1 pros and cons
  2. 2 advantages and disadvantages
  3. 3 gains and losses
加害
jiā hài
  1. 1 to injure
危害性
wēi hài xìng
  1. 1 harmfulness

Idioms (16)

不以词害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
不以辞害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ
  1. 1 to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
  2. 2 outrageous acts
切中要害
qiè zhòng yào hài
  1. 1 to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to hit where it hurts
  3. 3 fig. to hit home
  4. 4 an argument that hits the nail on the head
劈空扳害
pī kōng bān hài
  1. 1 damaged by groundless slander (idiom)
丧天害理
sàng tiān hài lǐ
  1. 1 devoid of conscience (idiom)
妒能害贤
dù néng hài xián
  1. 1 jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
害群之马
hài qún zhī mǎ
  1. 1 lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. troublemaker
  3. 3 black sheep
  4. 4 rotten apple
有害无利
yǒu hài wú lì
  1. 1 harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good
有害无益
yǒu hài wú yì
  1. 1 harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good
正中要害
zhèng zhòng yào hài
  1. 1 to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
残民害物
cán mín hài wù
  1. 1 to harm people and damage property (idiom)
病民害国
bìng mín hài guó
  1. 1 to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)
蠹国害民
dù guó hài mín
  1. 1 to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom)
谋财害命
móu cái hài mìng
  1. 1 to plot and kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
违天害理
wéi tiān hài lǐ
  1. 1 lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom); immoral character

Sample Sentences

不会吧？现在人们的生活质量变好了，身体也越来越健康。老人健康长寿是件多么有福气的事情啊，怎么被你说得跟祸害似的？
bùhuì ba ？xiànzài rénmen de shēnghuó zhìliàng biànhǎo le ，shēntǐ yě yuèláiyuè jiànkāng 。lǎorén jiànkāng chángshòu shì jiàn duōme yǒu fúqì de shìqing ā ，zěnme bèi nǐ shuō de gēn huòhài shìde ？
No way-- people's quality of life is better these days, and they're healthier all the time. It's wonderful that old people are living longer, healthier lives. How can you make it sound like a disaster?
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