损坏
Old HSK 6
损坏 (sǔnhuài) · to damage
损坏 (sǔnhuài) means “to damage; to break”. It is written with 2 characters: 损 (to damage) + 坏 (bad). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 损坏 is built
The characters
损 sǔn · to damage
What 损 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 员yuán — employee
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 口kǒu — mouth
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)
Example sentences
雨水损坏了很多书。Yǔshuǐ sǔnhuài le hěnduō shū.The rain damaged many books.
请不要损坏公共设施。Qǐng búyào sǔnhuài gōnggòng shèshī.Please don't damage public facilities.
Questions about 损坏
What does 损坏 mean?
损坏 (sǔnhuài) means “to damage; to break”.
How do you pronounce 损坏?
损坏 is pronounced sǔnhuài.
Which HSK level is 损坏?
损坏 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 损坏 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 174: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.