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作恶多端 (zuò è duō duān) — to commit all kinds of evil; to be guilty of many wicked deeds

Definition

Four-character idiom for someone who has committed many wicked acts — emphasizes the *quantity and variety* of evil deeds, not a single crime. Strongly negative, used for habitual offenders or villains.

idiom
to commit all kinds of evilto be guilty of many wicked deeds

Examples

  • 作恶多端。
    Zhè ge zuò è duō duān de zuì fàn zhōng yú bèi zhuā zhù le.
    This criminal who had committed many evil deeds was finally caught.
  • 作恶多端，。
    Tā zuò è duō duān, zuì zhōng dé dào le yīng yǒu de chéng fá.
    He committed many evil deeds and eventually got the punishment he deserved.
  • 作恶多端，。
    Diàn yǐng lǐ de fǎn pài zuò è duō duān, ràng rén hèn zhī rù gǔ.
    The villain in the movie committed all kinds of evil, making people hate him deeply.

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