Chinese

危害

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ xaɪ̯⁵¹/
to harm; to endanger; to jeopardise; to threaten
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 7

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  • characterChinese危 “dangerous”
    • ideaChinese厃 “to look upward”
      • ideaChinese厂 “cliff; habitable cave on a cliff”
    • ideaChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • ideaChinese卩 “kneeling person”
    • ideaChinese山 “mountain; hill (Classifier: 座 m c; 粒 mn)”
  • characterChinese害 “to harm; to maim; to injure”
    • meaningChinese宀 “a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall, and back rooms”
    • meaningChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
    • soundChinese丯

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