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坏了

huài le

2-character word Traditional 壞了

What 坏了 means

1. shoot!
2. gosh!
3. oh, no!
4. (suffix) to the utmost

How 坏了 is used in grammar

坏了 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Degree & State Complements: 不得了、坏了、得+phrase (HSK 5)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 3, complement (程度补语).

The characters in 坏了

• 坏huàibad; spoiled; broken
• 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)…

Example sentences

• 我累坏了
  Wǒ lèihuài le
  I'm too tired.
• 锁坏了。
  The lock is broken.
• 我吓坏了。
  Wǒ xiàhuài le.
  I'm scared shitless.
• 电视坏了。
  The television doesn't work.
• 空调坏了。
  The air conditioner has got out of order.
• 淋浴坏了。
  The shower is broken.

Words containing 坏了

• 一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōulit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)…
• 一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tānglit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)…
• 一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōusee 一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read huài le correctly.
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