糟糕 zāo gāo too bad / how terrible / what bad luck / terrible / bad syn 好坏 好壞 hǎo huài good or bad / good and bad / standard / quality / (coll.) very bad syn 陈年 陳年 chén nián (of wine) aged / (of debts etc) old / longstanding syn 凑合 湊合 còu he to bring together / to make do in a bad situation / to just get by / to improvise / passable / not too bad syn 上岸 shàng àn to go ashore / to climb ashore / (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) syn 欠款 qiàn kuǎn to owe a debt / balance due / debts 负债 負債 fù zhài to be in debt / to incur debts / liability (finance) syn 拖欠 tuō qiàn in arrears / behind in payments / to default on one's debts syn 逼债 逼債 bī zhài to press for payment of debts / to dun 学坏 學壞 xué huài to follow bad examples / to be corrupted by bad examples 臭 chòu stench / smelly / to smell (bad) / repulsive / loathsome / terrible / bad / severely / ruthlessly / dud (ammunition) syn 坏分子 壞份子 huài fèn zǐ bad element / bad egg / troublemaker syn 可以 kě yǐ can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good syn 不错 不錯 bù cuò correct / right / not bad / pretty good syn 分 fēn to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization) / sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money) syn 差不多 chà bu duō almost / nearly / more or less / about the same / good enough / not bad syn 恶心 惡心 è xīn bad habit / vicious habit / vice syn 帽子 mào zi hat / cap / (fig.) label / bad name / CL:頂|顶[ding3] syn 运气 運氣 yùn qi luck (good or bad) syn 坏人 壞人 huài rén bad person / villain syn 坏事 壞事 huài shì bad thing / misdeed / to ruin things syn 罪名 zuì míng charge / accusation / stigma / bad name / stained reputation syn 倒霉 dǎo méi to have bad luck / to be out of luck syn 脾气 脾氣 pí qi character / temperament / disposition / bad temper / CL:股[gu3] syn 坏蛋 壞蛋 huài dàn bad egg / scoundrel / bastard syn 不赖 不賴 bù lài (coll.) not bad / good / fine syn 差劲 差勁 chà jìn bad / no good / below average / disappointing syn 刹车 剎車 shā chē to brake (when driving) / to stop / to switch off / to check (bad habits) / a brake syn 地步 dì bù stage / degree (to which a situation has evolved) / a (usu. bad) situation / leeway syn 引诱 引誘 yǐn yòu to coerce (sb into doing sth bad) / to lure (into a trap) / to seduce syn 不良 bù liáng bad / harmful / unhealthy syn 不至于 不至於 bù zhì yú unlikely to go so far as to / not as bad as syn 反感 fǎn gǎn to be disgusted with / to dislike / bad reaction / antipathy 交代 jiāo dài to transfer (duties to sb else) / to give instructions / to tell (sb to do sth) / to explain / to give an account / to brief / to confess / to account for oneself / (jocular) to come to a bad end syn 臭味 chòu wèi bad smell / foul odor syn 厄运 厄運 è yùn bad luck / misfortune / adversity syn 备受 備受 bèi shòu to fully experience (good or bad) syn 好歹 hǎo dǎi good and bad / most unfortunate occurrence / in any case / whatever syn 反面 fǎn miàn reverse side / backside / the other side (of a problem etc) / negative / bad syn 发臭 發臭 fā chòu smelly / to smell bad 复发 復發 fù fā to recur (of a disease) / to reappear / to relapse (into a former bad state) syn 加重 jiā zhòng to make heavier / to emphasize / (of an illness etc) to become more serious / to aggravate (a bad situation) / to increase (a burden, punishment etc) syn 免受 miǎn shòu to avoid suffering / to prevent (sth bad) / to protect against (damage) / immunity (from prosecution) / freedom (from pain, damage etc) / exempt from punishment syn 变质 變質 biàn zhì to degenerate / to deteriorate / (of food) to go bad / to go off / (geology) metamorphism syn 不巧 bù qiǎo too bad / unfortunately / as luck would have it syn 改掉 gǎi diào to correct (a bad habit etc) syn 染上 rǎn shàng to catch (a disease) / to get (a bad habit) syn 防空洞 fáng kōng dòng air raid shelter / bomb shelter / (fig.) place that protects bad people / hideout 口臭 kǒu chòu bad breath / halitosis 祸害 禍害 huò hài disaster / harm / scourge / bad person / to damage / to harm / to wreck syn 撒野 sā yě to display shockingly bad behavior / to behave atrociously syn 过得去 過得去 guò dé qù lit. can pass through (an opening) / fig. can get by (in life) / tolerably well / not too bad / How are you getting by? / How's life? syn 恶习 惡習 è xí bad habit / vice syn 洗刷 xǐ shuā to wipe clean / to scrub / (fig.) to get rid of (a bad reputation, a misconception etc) syn 恶名 惡名 è míng bad name / evil reputation syn 陷于 陷於 xiàn yú caught in (a bad situation) / to fall into (trap etc) syn 马马虎虎 馬馬虎虎 mǎ ma hū hū careless / casual / vague / not so bad / so-so / tolerable / fair syn 晦气 晦氣 huì qì bad luck / unlucky / calamitous / wretched syn 酿成 釀成 niàng chéng to make (wine or spirits) / (fig.) to lead to (a bad result) 不和 bù hé not to get along well / to be on bad terms / to be at odds / discord syn 不善 bù shàn bad / ill / not good at / not to be pooh-poohed / quite impressive syn 大灰狼 dà huī láng big bad wolf 同流合污 tóng liú hé wū to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom) / to follow the bad example of others syn 戒除 jiè chú to quit / to give up (a bad habit) syn 鼠辈 鼠輩 shǔ bèi a scoundrel / a bad chap syn 空头支票 空頭支票 kōng tóu zhī piào bounced check / bad check / (idiom) empty promise syn 不欢而散 不歡而散 bù huān ér sàn to part on bad terms / (of a meeting etc) to break up in discord 闹情绪 鬧情緒 nào qíng xù to be in a bad mood syn 玉石 yù shí jade / jade and stone / (fig.) the good and the bad syn 劣迹 劣跡 liè jì bad record (esp. of a public official) / unsavory track record syn 魔掌 mó zhǎng the power of sb or sth evil / the clutches (of a bad person etc) syn 长短 長短 cháng duǎn length / accident / mishap / right and wrong / good and bad / merits and demerits syn 钻空子 鑽空子 zuān kòng zi to take advantage of a loophole / to exploit an advantage / to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad) syn 陋习 陋習 lòu xí corrupt practice / bad habits / malpractice syn 蓬头垢面 蓬頭垢面 péng tóu gòu miàn messy hair and dirty face / bad appearance syn 优劣 優劣 yōu liè good and bad / merits and drawbacks syn 歹人 dǎi rén bad person / evildoer / robber syn 江河日下 jiāng hé rì xià rivers pour away by the day (idiom) / going from bad to worse / deteriorating day by day syn 积习 積習 jī xí old habit (usually bad) / inbred custom / deep-rooted practice syn 尚可 shàng kě not bad / satisfactory 吉凶 jí xiōng good and bad luck (in astrology) syn 回潮 huí cháo to become moist again / to revive (usually of sth bad) / resurgence syn 坏账 壞賬 huài zhàng bad debt syn 呆帐 呆帳 dāi zhàng bad debt 呆账 呆賬 dāi zhàng bad debt 还好 還好 hái hǎo not bad / tolerable / fortunately 过得 過得 guò dé How are you getting by? / How's life? / contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by / tolerably well / not too bad 不爽 bù shuǎng not well / out of sorts / in a bad mood / without discrepancy / accurate syn 下水 xià shuǐ downstream / to go into the water / to put into water / to launch (a ship) / fig. to fall into bad ways / to lead astray / to go to pot syn 害得 hài de to cause or lead to sth bad 不差 bù chà not bad / OK 小动作 小動作 xiǎo dòng zuò bad habit (e.g. nose-picking) / petty maneuver / dirty trick / gamesmanship syn 良莠不齐 良莠不齊 liáng yǒu bù qí good and bad people intermingled syn 愧对 愧對 kuì duì to be ashamed to face (sb) / to feel bad about having failed (sb) syn 恶俗 惡俗 è sú bad habit / evil custom / vulgarity 不知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom) / not to know what's good for one / unable to recognize others' good intentions 难走 難走 nán zǒu hard to get to / difficult to travel (i.e. the road is bad) 恶徒 惡徒 è tú hoodlum / bad guy 损友 損友 sǔn yǒu bad friend 