Indicating negative impact with 害得 ("hai4de")

害得 hàide

Verb

HSK 4

Structure

Reason，害(得) + Undesirable Situation

表示由于某种原因导致不好的结果或负面影响。

Indicates that a certain reason causes a bad result or negative impact.

用在句子中，前面是原因，后面是结果，结果通常是不利的、不希望发生的。

Used in a sentence, the cause precedes '害得', and the result follows. The result is usually unfavorable or undesirable.

1 他忘了关窗，害得屋里进了一大堆蚊子。 (He forgot to close the window, which caused a lot of mosquitoes to come into the room.)
2 交通堵塞害得我迟到了半小时。 (The traffic jam made me half an hour late.)
3 下雨天路滑，害得他摔了一跤。 (The slippery road on rainy days caused him to fall.)
4 你说话声音太大，害得我无法专心工作。 (You speak too loudly, which prevents me from concentrating on work.)
5 手机突然没电，害得我没接到重要电话。 (The phone suddenly ran out of battery, causing me to miss an important call.)

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