危害 (wēi hài) — to harm, to endanger, to jeopardize
Definition
危害 emphasizes serious, ongoing danger to a big system (health, environment, safety), stronger than 伤害 (which can mean physical hurt). Close in meaning to 危及, but 危害 is a verb, while 危及 often reads more literary.
verb
to harmto endangerto jeopardize
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 危害。Xī yān huì wēi hài jiàn kāng.Smoking can harm your health.
- 危害。Wū rǎn huì wēi hài huán jìng.Pollution can harm the environment.
- 危害。Zhè zhǒng xíng wéi huì wēi hài gōng gòng ān quán.This kind of behavior can endanger public safety.
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