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| − | * 自行车 被 他 <em>摔 坏</em> 了。 | + | * 自行车 被 他 <em>摔 坏</em> 了。<span class="trans">The bike was broken by him.</span> |
| − | * 明明 是 你 <em>弄 坏</em> 的，还 怪 我！ | + | * 明明 是 你 <em>弄 坏</em> 的，还 怪 我！<span class="trans">You obviously broke it, but you're still blaming me!</span> |
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| − | * 那 部 鬼片 把 我 <em>吓 坏</em> 了，睡觉 都 不 敢 关灯 了！ | + | * 那 部 鬼片 把 我 <em>吓 坏</em> 了，睡觉 都 不 敢 关灯 了！<span class="trans">That ghost scared me to death. I won't be able to sleep without the lights on!</span> |
| − | * 全 场 打 五 折，这 可<em> 乐 坏</em> 了 顾客。 | + | * 全 场 打 五 折，这 可<em> 乐 坏</em> 了 顾客。<span class="trans">Everything is fifty percent off. This will make the customers extremely happy.</span> |
| − | * 我 <em>急 坏</em> 了，我们 还 没 到 机场，离 起飞 却 只有 五分 钟了！ | + | * 我 <em>急 坏</em> 了，我们 还 没 到 机场，离 起飞 却 只有 五分 钟了！<span class="trans">I'm so anxious. We still haven't gotten to the airport, and the plane takes of in five minutes!</span> |
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The resultative complement 坏 (huài) is another one of those complements which can be used literally and figuratively.
Structure
Verb + 坏
坏 can mean "to break", or "to get messed up."
Examples
- 自行车 被 他 摔 坏 了。The bike was broken by him.
- 明明 是 你 弄 坏 的，还 怪 我！You obviously broke it, but you're still blaming me!
However, figuratively it is a bit like the complement 死, and can be used to mean "extremely" in a positive and negative sense.
- 那 部 鬼片 把 我 吓 坏 了，睡觉 都 不 敢 关灯 了！That ghost scared me to death. I won't be able to sleep without the lights on!
- 全 场 打 五 折，这 可 乐 坏 了 顾客。Everything is fifty percent off. This will make the customers extremely happy.
- 我 急 坏 了，我们 还 没 到 机场，离 起飞 却 只有 五分 钟了！I'm so anxious. We still haven't gotten to the airport, and the plane takes of in five minutes!
