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hài Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hài | hai4
English translation
to do harm to
to cause trouble to
harm
evil
calamity
to injure, to harm; to destroy, to kill

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About hài

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

hài

Contains the radical

gài

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Etymology of hài

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Positional decomposition

gài 丰口

Explanation

Pictograph of a lid over a container. Based on the original meaning "lid", now written as gài . The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

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Example sentences using hài

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hāi , zhè yòu yǒu 什么 shénme 害处 hài chu ne ?

Why, what's the harm?

击晕一位敌人 dírén , ràng 他易受到 shòudào 公正 gōngzhèng zhī chuí de 伤害 shānghài bìng 移动 yídòng huò 攻击 gōngjī ,持续 chíxù 6 miǎo .

Righteous and unable to move or attack for 6 sec.

火成 huǒ chéng 碎屑 suì xiè bēng de zuì 危害 wēihài 可能 kěnéng shì 炽热 chì rè 窒息 zhì xī 作用 zuòyòng .

The greatest dangers of pyroclastic avalanches are probably heat and suffocation.

Guò duō de 葡萄 pútao 活力 huólì chā ,可能 kěnéng huì 出现 chūxiàn 以下 yǐ xià 作物 zuò wù dōng de 损害 sǔn hài .

Excessive vine vigor may occur following poor crops and winter bud damage.

shuí lái 负责 fùzé zhè 损害 sǔn hài 赔偿金 péi cháng jīn ?

Who's going to foot the bill for the damage?

Words with hài

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
伤害 shānghài to injure傷害
害怕 hàipà to be afraid害怕 hàipà
厉害 lìhai ferocious厲害
hài harm hài
受害者 shòu hài zhě casualty受害者 shòu hài zhě
损害 sǔn hài harm損害
杀害 shā hài to murder殺害
危害 wēihài to harm危害 wēihài
受害人 shòu hài rén victim受害人 shòu hài rén
有害 yǒu hài destructive有害 yǒu hài
害羞 hàixiū shy害羞 hàixiū
灾害 zāihài calamity災害
侵害 qīn hài to encroach on侵害 qīn hài
陷害 xiànhài to entrap陷害 xiànhài
被害人 bèi hài rén victim被害人 bèi hài rén
遇害 yù hài to be murdered遇害 yù hài
迫害 pòhài to persecute迫害 pòhài
受害 shòu hài damaged受害 shòu hài
自然灾害 zì rán zāi hài natural disaster自然災害
要害 yào hài vital part要害 yào hài
无害 wú hài harmless無害
毒害 dú hài poisoning毒害 dú hài
害虫 hài chóng pest害蟲
害死 hài sǐ to kill害死 hài sǐ

hài Decomposition & Compounds

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hài Decomposition

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hài Compounds

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  • hài
    • xiā , , xiá , hài , huá , jiè , xiá , , , , xiá
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