祸害 (huò hai) — (noun) disaster, calamity; something that causes great harm and destruction; (noun) a person who causes trouble; a nuisance, a scourge; (verb) to cause harm to, to damage, to wreak havoc on
Definition
祸害 (huòhai) names the disaster or troublemaker itself (noun) and the act of causing it (verb). Broader and more vivid than the harm-focused 害; stronger and more concrete than the abstract 坏处.
noun
disastercalamitysomething that causes great harm and destructiona person who causes troublea nuisancea scourge
verb
to cause harm toto damageto wreak havoc on
Examples
- 祸害。Zhè cì dì zhèn gěi dāng dì dài lái le jù dà de huò hai.This earthquake brought great disaster to the area.
- ，。Zhè ge qiáng dào shì cūn lǐ de yí dà huò hai, méi rén gǎn rě tā.This bandit is a real scourge in the village; nobody dares to provoke him.
- 祸害。Zhè xiē hài chóng zhèng zài huò hai nóng mín de zhuāng jia.These pests are damaging the farmers' crops.
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