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坏消息 Pronunciation and Pinyin

坏消息 Usage and Examples

bad news

有人指责电视对坏消息轻描淡写。

Television has been accused of soft-pedalling bad news.

随后还传来了其他的坏消息。

There was still more bad news to come.

The characters in 坏消息

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
坏
huài7bad, evil, naughty
消
xiāo10disappear, eliminate, spend
息
xi10breath, stop, rest

More words starting with 坏

  • huài坏dōng东xī西Bad thing
  • huài坏zhú主yi意Bad idea, Poor idea
  • huài坏xí习guàn惯bad habit, vice
  • huài坏le了broken, out of order
  • huài坏le了de的broken, damaged
  • huài坏shì事bad thing, trouble
  • huài坏rén人A bad person; an evildoer.
  • huài坏rén人de的bad guy's, villain's
  • huài坏zhù住le了broken down, stuck
  • huài坏bāo包ér儿bad egg, scoundrel
  • huài坏chù处A disadvantage or harmful aspect.
  • huài坏xué学shēng生bad student, naughty student

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Questions about 坏消息

What does 坏消息 mean in Chinese?

坏消息 (huài xiāo xi) means “bad news”.

How do you pronounce 坏消息?

坏消息 is pronounced huài xiāo xi in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “bad news” in Chinese?

“bad news” is 坏消息 (huài xiāo xi) in Chinese.

How is 坏消息 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 坏消息, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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