坏处
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
坏处 (huàichu) · harm
坏处 (huàichu) means “harm; disadvantage”. It is written with 2 characters: 坏 (bad) + 处 (place). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 坏处 is built
The characters
坏 huài · bad
What 坏 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 不bù — not
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 不 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
处 chù · place
What 处 is made of
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: To go somewhere 夂 and put down a flag 卜 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
喝太多酒有坏处。Hē tài duō jiǔ yǒu huàichu.Drinking too much alcohol is harmful.
晚睡有什么坏处？Wǎn shuì yǒu shénme huàichu?What's the harm in going to bed late?
Questions about 坏处
What does 坏处 mean?
坏处 (huàichu) means “harm; disadvantage”.
How do you pronounce 坏处?
坏处 is pronounced huàichu.
Which HSK level is 坏处?
坏处 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 坏人huàirénbad person
- 破坏pòhuàito damage
- 败坏bàihuàito ruin
- 损坏sǔnhuàito damage
- 坏huàibad
- 到处dàochùeverywhere
- 好处hǎochubenefit
- 长处chángchùstrong point
- 处理chǔlǐto handle
- 短处duǎnchùweakness
Learn 坏处 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 3: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.