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Used mostly in spoken Chinese, 害得 (hàide) can indicate that the speaker is now in some kind of trouble or undesirable situation, caused by someone or something else. There's a tone of blame or complaining when using this pattern.
Structure
The reason for the trouble is should be stated before 害得 (hàide). The 得 can also be omitted.
Reason，害得 + Undesirable situation
Reason，害 + Undesirable situation
Examples
Keep in mind that 害得 can be tricky to translate directly. It's more a matter of conveying the tone of "this is how you inconvenienced me" or "this situation negatively impacted me."
- 下午 喝 了 两 杯 咖啡，害得 我 晚上 睡 不 着。I had two cups of coffee. It made me unable to fall asleep in the night.
- 外面 太 吵 了，害得 我们 没 办法 专心 工作。It's too noisy outside. It made it impossible for us to focus on work.
- 你 昨晚 没 回来，电话 也 打 不通，害得 我 担心 了 一 个 晚上。You didn't come back last night. And I couldn't reach you on the phone. You made me worry about you for the whole night.
- 他 把 我 的 手机 拿 走 了，也 不 跟 我 说 一下，害得 我 找 了 半天。He took my cell phone without telling me about it. It made me spend hours looking for it.
- 我 的 护照 丢 了，害得 我 现在 哪里 也 去 不了。
- 刚 出门 就 下 雨 了，害得 我 又 换 了 一 件 衣服。
- 老板 让 我 今天 就 去 出差，害得 我 行李 都 没 来得及 收拾。
- 他 总是 迟到，害 大家 在 车站 等 了 他 半 个 小时。
- 出门 没 买 到 菜，还 害 我 丢 了 一 百 元 钱。
- 因为 我 经常 生病，害得 妈妈 总是 担心 我。
- 路上 堵车，害得 我 差点 错 过 飞机。
Sources and further reading
Books
- HSK Standard Course 4上 (pp. ???) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- 现代汉语八百词 (pp. ???) 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy
