为害 (wéi) — to cause harm; to do damage
Definition
A formal/literary verb meaning 'to cause harm' or 'to do damage,' usually appearing in written or news-style contexts about threats to people, society, or the environment.
verb
to cause harmto do damage
Examples
- 为害。Zì rán zāi hài cháng cháng wéi nóng tián hé cūn zhuāng.Natural disasters often harm farmland and villages.
- 为害。Zhè zhǒng xíng wéi huì wéi shè huì zhì xù.This kind of behavior will harm social order.
- 为害。Guò dù kāi fā duì shēng tài huán jìng wéi hěn dà.Excessive development does great harm to the ecological environment.
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