害 (hài): to do harm to, to cause trouble to, harm
害 (hài) is a Chinese character meaning “to do harm to.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 宀 (structural). It ranks #579 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- to do harm to
- to cause trouble to
- harm
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 害
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 害怕verb | hài pà | to be afraid | 3 |
| 伤害verb | shāng hài | to injure | 5 |
| 厉害adjective | lì hai | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible | 4 |
| 害羞adjective | hài xiū | shy | 4 |
| 危害verb | wēi hài | to harm | 5 |
| 损害verb | sǔn hài | harm | 5 |
| 有害 | yǒu hài | destructive | 5 |
| 灾害noun | zāi hài | calamity | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 受害者 | shòu hài zhě | casualty |
| 杀害 | shā hài | to murder |
| 受害人 | shòu hài rén | victim |
| 陷害 | xiàn hài | to entrap |
| 被害人 | bèi hài rén | victim |
| 遇害 | yù hài | to be murdered |
| 要害 | yào hài | vital part |
| 无害 | wú hài | harmless |
| 迫害 | pò hài | to persecute |
| 被害者 | bèi hài zhě | victim (of a wounding or murder) |
| 毒害 | dú hài | to harm (sb's health) with narcotics etc |
| 受害 | shòu hài | to suffer damage, injury etc |
| 害人 | hài rén | to harm sb |
| 害虫 | hài chóng | injurious insect |
| 侵害 | qīn hài | to encroach on |
害 appears in 100 compound words: 23 as the first character, 52 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 害 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (18)
Showing 12 of 18 idioms containing 害.
Example Sentences
害字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。
hài zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .
The character "害" has different usages in different contexts.
孕期喝了酒对宝宝有没有影响?红酒比白酒危害小吗
yùn qī hē le jiǔ duì bǎo bǎo yǒu méi yǒu yǐng xiǎng ? hóng jiǔ bǐ bái jiǔ wēi hài xiǎo ma
Does drinking alcohol during pregnancy affect the baby? Is red wine less harmful than white wine?
...酒对宝宝有没有影响?心理焦虑会加重实际伤害吗
. . . jiǔ duì bǎo bǎo yǒu méi yǒu yǐng xiǎng ? xīn lǐ jiāo lǜ huì jiā chóng shí jì shāng hài ma
... Does wine affect the baby? Does psychological anxiety aggravate actual harm?
吃很少却瘦不下来?营养师揭真相:恐害体重暴走
chī hěn shǎo què shòu bù xià lái ? yíng yǎng shī jiē zhēn xiāng : kǒng hài tǐ chóng bào zǒu
Eat very little but can't lose weight? Nutritionist reveals the truth: fear of weight loss
眼镜店老板:钦佩神韵揭露迫害的勇气和智慧
yǎn jìng diàn lǎo bǎn : qīn pèi shén yùn jiē lù pò hài de yǒng qì hé zhì huì
Optical shop owner: Admire Shen Yun's courage and wisdom in exposing persecution
马到平安|拒绝 “人从众” 伤害,春节防踩踏 指南..
mǎ dào píng ān jù jué rén cóng zhòng shāng hài , chūn jié fáng cǎi tà zhǐ nán . .
Horse to Safety|Refuse the harm of "people following the crowd", Spring Festival anti-stampede guide:
你害怕被炒鱿鱼吗？
Nǐ hàipà bèi chǎo yóuyú ma?
Are you afraid of being fired?
她不会乘飞机因为害怕坠机。
Tā bùhuì chéng fēijī yīnwèi hàipà zhuìjī.
She won't take an airplane for fear of a crash.
我听说他打麻将很厉害。
Wǒ tīngshuō tā dǎ májiàng hěn lìhai.
I hear he is good at mahjong.
我们必须始终为灾害做好准备。
Wǒmen bìxū shǐzhōng wèi zāihài zuò hǎo zhǔnbèi.
We must always be prepared for disasters.
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