伤害 傷害 shāng hài to injure / to harm syn 严重 嚴重 yán zhòng grave / serious / severe / critical syn 厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent syn 严肃 嚴肅 yán sù (of an atmosphere etc) solemn / grave / serious / (of a manner etc) earnest / severe / exacting / to strictly enforce syn 损伤 損傷 sǔn shāng to harm / to damage / to injure / impairment / loss / disability syn 严厉 嚴厲 yán lì severe / strict syn 危害 wēi hài to harm / to jeopardize / to endanger / harmful effect / damage / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 损害 損害 sǔn hài harm / to damage / to impair syn 苛刻 kē kè harsh / severe / demanding syn 坏处 壞處 huài chu harm / troubles / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 不妨 bù fáng there is no harm in / might as well syn 萨斯 薩斯 sà sī SARS / Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 毒害 dú hài to harm (sb's health) with narcotics etc / to poison (people's minds) / to corrupt / pernicious influence syn 剧烈 劇烈 jù liè violent / acute / severe / fierce syn 严峻 嚴峻 yán jùn grim / severe / rigorous syn 害人 hài rén to harm sb / to inflict suffering / to victimize / pernicious syn 连累 連累 lián lěi to involve / to implicate sb / to spread to others (harm, trouble, damage etc) syn 无妨 無妨 wú fáng no harm (in doing it) / One might as well. / It won't hurt. / no matter / it's no bother syn 严酷 嚴酷 yán kù bitter / harsh / grim / ruthless / severe / cut-throat (competition) syn 无损 無損 wú sǔn to do no harm (to sth) / intact / (computing) lossless syn 祸害 禍害 huò hài disaster / harm / scourge / bad person / to damage / to harm / to wreck syn 害处 害處 hài chu damage / harm / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 毫毛 háo máo fine hair (on the body) / down / (often used figuratively as in 動毫毛|动毫毛[dong4hao2mao2] "to harm sb in the slightest way") syn 重度 zhòng dù serious / severe 何妨 hé fáng what harm is there in (doing sth) syn 变本加厉 變本加厲 biàn běn jiā lì lit. change to more severe (idiom) / to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming) / to aggravate / to intensify syn 严寒 嚴寒 yán hán bitter cold / severe winter syn 非典 fēi diǎn atypical pneumonia / Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / SARS 严冬 嚴冬 yán dōng severe winter syn 洪水猛兽 洪水猛獸 hóng shuǐ měng shòu lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom) / fig. great scourges / extremely dangerous or threatening things syn 严打 嚴打 yán dǎ to crack down on / to take severe measures against 非典型肺炎 fēi diǎn xíng fèi yán atypical pneumonia / Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / SARS 优生 優生 yōu shēng outstanding student / to give birth to healthy babies (typically involving prenatal screening and the abortion of offspring with a severe abnormality) / to enhance the genetic quality of a population / eugenics 自残 自殘 zì cán to mutilate oneself / self-harm 轻者 輕者 qīng zhě less serious case / in less severe cases 严苛 嚴苛 yán kē severe / harsh syn 损人 損人 sǔn rén to harm others / to mock people / to taunt / humiliating 重典 zhòng diǎn important classic text / severe laws 邪乎 xié hu extraordinary / severe / exaggerated / overstated / fantastic / incredible syn 损人不利己 損人不利己 sǔn rén bù lì jǐ to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom) 害 hài to do harm to / to cause trouble to / harm / evil / calamity syn 剧 劇 jù theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc) / dramatic (change, increase etc) / acute / severe syn 恶 惡 è evil / fierce / vicious / ugly / coarse / to harm syn 误 誤 wù mistake / error / to miss / to harm / to delay / to neglect / mistakenly syn 严 嚴 yán tight (closely sealed) / stern / strict / rigorous / severe / father syn 损 損 sǔn to decrease / to lose / to damage / to harm / (coll.) to ridicule / to deride / (coll.) caustic / sarcastic / nasty / mean / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨ syn 苛 kē severe / exacting syn 弊 bì detriment / fraud / harm / defeat syn 蛊 蠱 gǔ arch. legendary venomous insect / to poison / to bewitch / to drive to insanity / to harm by witchcraft / intestinal parasite 妨 fáng to hinder / (in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm / (what) harm syn 上刑 shàng xíng severe punishment / worst punishment / to torture syn 厉 厲 lì strict / severe 峻 jùn (of mountains) high / harsh or severe syn 凛 凜 lǐn cold / to shiver with cold / to tremble with fear / afraid / apprehensive / strict / stern / severe / austere / awe-inspiring / imposing / majestic syn 铩 鎩 shā (old) spear / lance / (literary) to cripple / to harm / to injure syn 沙士 shā shì (loanword) sarsaparilla (carbonated soft drink) / (HK) (loanword) SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) 毒化 dú huà to poison (usu. figuratively) / to debase / to pervert / to harm syn 童言无忌 童言無忌 tóng yán wú jì children's words carry no harm (idiom) 投鼠忌器 tóu shǔ jì qì lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom) / to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents 有害无利 有害無利 yǒu hài wú lì harmful and without benefit (idiom) / more harm than good 残民害物 殘民害物 cán mín hài wù to harm people and damage property (idiom) 病民害国 病民害國 bìng mín hài guó to damage the people and harm the country (idiom) 病民蛊国 病民蠱國 bìng mín gǔ guó to damage the people and harm the country (idiom) 问罪之师 問罪之師 wèn zuì zhī shī punitive force / a person setting out to deliver severe reproach 悲声载道 悲聲載道 bēi shēng zài dào lamentations fill the roads (idiom) / severe suffering all around 水清无鱼 水清無魚 shuǐ qīng wú yú lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom) / fig. one who is too severe has no friends 但说无妨 但說無妨 dàn shuō wú fáng there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom) 伤及无辜 傷及無辜 shāng jí wú gū to harm the innocent (idiom) 兔子不吃窝边草 兔子不吃窩邊草 tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo lit. a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (idiom) / fig. even a scoundrel does not do harm in his immediate neighborhood 有害无益 有害無益 yǒu hài wú yì harmful and without benefit (idiom) / more harm than good 蠹害 dù hài to harm / to endanger 捧杀 捧殺 pěng shā to praise sb in a way that does them harm (e.g. by causing them to become complacent) 身体伤害 身體傷害 shēn tǐ shāng hài bodily harm 精神伤害 jīng shén shāng hài mental harm 重大损害 重大損害 significant harm 减少毒害 減少毒害 harm reduction 减害 減害 jiǎn hài harm reduction 滥杀滥伤作用 濫殺濫傷作用 indiscriminate effect / indiscriminate harm 明显损害 明顯損害 appreciable harm 不怕神一样的对手,就怕猪一样的队友 不怕神一樣的對手,就怕豬一樣的隊友 bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu (saying) a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent 不干不净,吃了没病 不乾不淨,吃了沒病 bù gān bù jìng , chī le méi bìng a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb) / a couple of germs won't do you any harm 水能载舟,亦能覆舟 水能載舟,亦能覆舟 shuǐ néng zài zhōu , yì néng fù zhōu lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb) / fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it / if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm / things can be double-edged 黄毒 黃毒 huáng dú pornography / the psychological harm of pornography 动毫毛 動毫毛 dòng háo máo to lay a finger on sb / to harm sb in the slightest way 遭重 zāo zhòng (slang) to suffer serious consequences or harm 僤 dàn great / severe 萨斯病 薩斯病 sà sī bìng SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) 严竣 嚴竣 yán jùn tight / strict / severe / stern / difficult 憭 liǎo clear / intelligible / severe / cold 亢旱 kàng hàn severe drought (literary) syn 伊斯曼 yī sī màn Eastman (name) / George Eastman (1854-1932), US inventor and founder of Kodak 柯達|柯达[Ke1 da2] / Max F. Eastman (1883-1969), US socialist writer, subsequently severe critic of USSR 厉目而视 厲目而視 lì mù ér shì to cut sb a severe look (idiom) 严以责己宽以待人 嚴以責己寬以待人 yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ dài rén to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom) 严厉打击 嚴厲打擊 yán lì dǎ jī to strike a severe blow / to crack down / to take strong measures 色厉词严 色厲詞嚴 sè lì cí yán severe in both looks and speech (idiom) 重灾 重災 zhòng zāi severe disaster 高高手 gāo gāo shǒu Please do not be too severe on me! 高高手儿 高高手兒 gāo gāo shǒu r Please do not be too severe on me! 严重急性呼吸系统综合征 severe acute respiratory syndrome