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bad thing; misdeed · to ruin things

坏事
huài shì
h+uài·4th tonesh+ì·4th tone
WordHSK 7-9
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If it isn't a bad, dirty, or wrong thing, then it's alright.
不是坏事，不是丑事，不是错事，确认了这三点就没事。
I don't want something bad to happen to us.
我可不想要坏事发生在我们身上。
Synonyms
Synonyms
unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom) · unable to do anything right · never make, but always mar成事不足，败事有余chéng shì bù zú , bài shì yǒu yúshady business勾当gòu dàngto hold things up · to make a botch of things误事wù shìbad record (esp. of a public official) · unsavory track record劣迹liè jìto be more of a hindrance than a help帮倒忙bāng dào máng
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