坏事

• Pinyin: huài shì
• Desglose de hanzi: 坏 = 土 + 不 (earth + negation, things deteriorating); 事 = 口 + 彐 + 亅 (complex character for affairs and matters)

Significado

Mala acción; fechoría; (como expresión verbal) estropear algo.

Used both as a noun referring to harmful or immoral acts, and as a verbal expression meaning to spoil or ruin a plan. The dual usage makes it versatile in everyday speech and moral discourse. 做坏事 means to commit a wrongdoing; 坏事了 means something has been ruined.

Ejemplos

1. 做坏事的人最终都会受到应有的惩罚。
2. 他的一时冲动坏事，让整个谈判功亏一篑。
3. 帮助别人是好事，欺骗他人则是坏事，两者不可混淆。

Guía de uso

Contexto: ethics, daily life, social commentary, narrative

Tono: negative

Correcto

• 不管什么理由，故意伤害他人都是坏事，不应该被原谅。(Regardless of the reason, deliberately harming others is a bad act and should not be forgiven.)
• 他多嘴一句话反而坏事，让原本谈好的合作就此告吹。(His extra remark actually ruined things — the cooperation that had been agreed upon fell through as a result.)

Incorrecto

• 坏事 to describe unfortunate events caused by accident or natural causes — use 不幸 or 糟糕的事 for events without a moral wrongdoing component

Origen e historia

坏 (bad/ruin) + 事 (matter/affair)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal