糟糕 zāo gāo too bad / how terrible / what bad luck / terrible / bad syn 粗话 粗話 cū huà vulgar language / coarse language syn 好坏 好壞 hǎo huài good or bad / good and bad / standard / quality / (coll.) very bad 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 普通话 普通話 pǔ tōng huà Mandarin (common language) / Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) / ordinary speech syn 母语 母語 mǔ yǔ native language / mother tongue / (linguistics) parent language 口语 口語 kǒu yǔ colloquial speech / spoken language / vernacular language / slander / gossip / CL:門|门[men2] 会话 會話 huì huà (language learning) conversation / dialog / to converse (in a non-native language) / (computing) session / CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4] syn 粗口 cū kǒu swear words / obscene language / foul language 学坏 學壞 xué huài to follow bad examples / to be corrupted by bad examples 藏文 zàng wén Tibetan script / Tibetan written language / Tibetan language 文饰 文飾 wén shì to polish a text / rhetoric / ornate language / to use florid language to conceal errors / to gloss over syn 臭 chòu stench / smelly / to smell (bad) / repulsive / loathsome / terrible / bad / severely / ruthlessly / dud (ammunition) syn 语料 語料 yǔ liào (linguistics) language material / language data 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 英语 英語 yīng yǔ English (language) 语言 語言 yǔ yán language / CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3] syn 文 wén language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 syn 坏人 壞人 huài rén bad person / villain syn 坏事 壞事 huài shì bad thing / misdeed / to ruin things syn 法语 法語 fǎ yǔ French (language) 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 西班牙语 西班牙語 xī bān yá yǔ Spanish language 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 文字 wén zì character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 引诱 引誘 yǐn yòu to coerce (sb into doing sth bad) / to lure (into a trap) / to seduce syn 英文 yīng wén English (language) 德语 德語 dé yǔ German (language) 不良 bù liáng bad / harmful / unhealthy syn 俄语 俄語 é yǔ Russian (language) 脏话 髒話 zāng huà profanity / obscene language / speaking rudely 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 满嘴 滿嘴 mǎn zuǐ a full mouth of (sth physical) / to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises etc) syn 臭味 chòu wèi bad smell / foul odor syn 中文 zhōng wén Chinese language syn 葡萄牙语 葡萄牙語 pú táo yá yǔ Portuguese (language) 日语 日語 rì yǔ Japanese language 拉丁语 拉丁語 lā dīng yǔ Latin (language) 词汇 詞彙 cí huì vocabulary / list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes) / word 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 拉丁文 lā dīng wén Latin (language) 反面 fǎn miàn reverse side / backside / the other side (of a problem etc) / negative / bad syn 通用 tōng yòng to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) / to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) / (of two or more things) interchangeable 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 切口 qiè kǒu slang / argot / private language used as secret code 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 腔调 腔調 qiāng diào a tune / a melody / accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language) / tone (manner of expression) / elegance / refinement 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 外语 外語 wài yǔ foreign language / CL:門|门[men2] 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 手语 手語 shǒu yǔ sign language 隔阂 隔閡 gé hé misunderstanding / estrangement / (language etc) barrier syn 阿拉伯语 阿拉伯語 ā lā bó yǔ Arabic (language) 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 德文 dé wén German (language) 荷兰语 荷蘭語 hé lán yǔ Dutch (language) 比划 比劃 bǐ huà to gesture / to use sign language / to gesticulate / to engage in body combat or martial art / to come to blows 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 行话 行話 háng huà jargon / language of the trade 汉语 漢語 hàn yǔ Chinese language / CL:門|门[men2] 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) 手舞足蹈 shǒu wǔ zú dǎo lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) / fig. to dance about / to express one's feelings in body language / to gesture animatedly / (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs syn 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 日文 rì wén Japanese (language) 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 法文 fǎ wén French language 戒除 jiè chú to quit / to give up (a bad habit) syn 