祸害

huòhài

HSK 7

祸害 — huòhài

1. disaster; scourge; harm; (pejorative) a harmful person

   这场瘟疫成了全村的祸害。 zhèchǎng wēnyì chéng le quáncūn de huòhài — This epidemic became the village's scourge.

2. to harm; to damage; to wreck

   这些化学废料祸害了河流和渔业。 zhèxiē huàxué fèiliào huòhài le héliú hé yúyè — These chemical wastes have harmed the river and fisheries.