Definition
歹 is a bound morpheme (cannot stand alone) meaning 'evil, vicious, bad'. You always see it as part of compound words like 歹徒 (dǎitú, criminal), 好歹 (hǎodǎi, good and bad / anyway), and 为非作歹 (wéifēizuòdǎi, to do evil). It never appears as an independent word.
b.f.
evilviciouswicked (bound form)
Examples
- 。Nà ge dǎi tú bèi jǐngchá zhuā zhù le.That criminal was caught by the police.
- ，。Nǐ yào zhīdao hǎo dǎi, bié xiāngxìn tā.You need to know what's good and what's bad; don't trust him.
- ，。Tā yǐqián zǒngshì wéi fēi zuò dǎi, xiànzài biàn le.He used to do all kinds of evil, but now he has changed.
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