Writing
损坏 (sǔn huài) — how to say "to damage" in Chinese
损坏
To damage, to break
verb
Character composition
损
harm, damage
坏
bad, broken
Radicals / Keys
土
Earth
#32 · tǔ · 3 strokes
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
Collocations
严重损坏
yán zhòng sǔn huài
severely damage
Examples
他不小心损坏了朋友的手机。
He accidentally damaged his friend's phone.
别损坏东西。
Don't damage things.
Frequently asked questions
How to say damage in Chinese?
"to damage" in Chinese is 损坏 (sǔn huài).
损坏 meaning in English
损坏 (sǔn huài) means "To damage, to break".
How is 损坏 pronounced?
It is pronounced sǔn huài (written as sun huai, sunhuai). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to damage" in Chinese characters?
It is written 损坏: 损 has 10 strokes, 坏 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 损坏?
损坏 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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