害

hài

HSK 6

害 — hài

1. to do harm to; to cause trouble to

   他故意害我，想让我丢工作。 tā gùyì hài wǒ xiǎng ràng wǒ diū gōngzuò — He deliberately harmed me; he wanted me to lose my job.

2. harm; evil; calamity (often used in compounds: e.g. 病害 pests/diseases)

   这种病害很难根除。 zhèzhǒng bìnghài hěn nán gēnchú — This kind of disease/pest damage is hard to eradicate.