坏 (huài) — bad, broken, spoiled

坏 (huài)

坏 means bad, broken, or spoiled. It is the opposite of 好 (hǎo). It can describe a person's character, the quality of something, or a physical object that has stopped working or gone off.

Meanings

1. [adjective] Bad, wicked (character or quality).
2. [adjective] Broken, out of order, spoiled (physical state).

Example Sentences

这个苹果坏了，不能吃。 Zhège píngguǒ huài le, bù néng chī. This apple has gone bad, you can't eat it.

他不是坏人。 Tā bù shì huài rén. He is not a bad person.

我的手机坏了。 Wǒ de shǒujī huài le. My phone is broken.

天气变坏了。 Tiānqì biàn huài le. The weather has turned bad.

Collocations

Memory Hook

坏 = 土 (earth/soil) + 不 (not): something returned to the earth before its time. That is something ruined.