坏话 (huài huà) — malicious talk, slander
Definition
坏话 refers specifically to spoken malicious talk about someone — typically paired with 说 to mean 'speak ill of'. Less common is 闲话, which is gossip in general rather than deliberately harmful talk.
noun
malicious talkslander
Measure word · 句
Examples
- 坏话。Tā zǒng zài bèi hòu shuō wǒ de huài huà.He always speaks ill of me behind my back.
- 坏话。Bú yào tīng xìn bié rén de huài huà.Don't believe the malicious talk of others.
- 坏话。Gōng sī lǐ liú chuán zhe hěn duō guān yú tā de huài huà.There are many bad rumors about him circulating in the company.
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