(dǎi) — evil; vicious; wicked (bound form)

Definition

歹 (dǎi) is a literary/bound form meaning 'evil, wicked,' used mostly inside set phrases like 为非作歹 or 好歹 ('good and bad'). It is more formal than the everyday 坏 and rarely stands alone.

bound form
evilviciouswicked (bound form)

Beispiele

  • Nà ge dǎi tú bèi jǐng chá zhuā zhù le.
    That criminal was caught by the police.
  • Nǐ yào zhī dào hǎo dǎi, bié xiāng xìn tā.
    You need to know what's good and what's bad; don't trust him.
  • Tā yǐ qián zǒng shì wéi fēi zuò dǎi, xiàn zài biàn le.
    He used to do all kinds of evil, but now he has changed.

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