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坏
huài
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- pinyin
- huài
- simplified
- 坏
- traditional
- 壞
1 · adjective
broken
物品发生故障或损伤而不能正常使用。
Select broken equipment; generic bad is not the intended teaching gloss.
This plug is broken and has already been labeled as out of use.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
这个插头是坏的，已经贴了停用的标签。
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