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使坏招

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Collocation

1
使坏招的人
2
使了坏招害人
3
使了坏招
4
对……(人)使坏招

Definition

使坏招

Literally means:

play dirty

Actually means:

use dirty scheme

招 means actions in martial arts, and here refers to method or scheme. 坏招 means nasty strategy.

This phrase means injuring or hurting someone by underhand or dirty means. Derogatory.

招,招数,指武术上的动作,比喻手段或计策。坏招,不正当的手段。

使坏招,使用不正当手段损人或害人。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate or adverbial adjunct, and it can be used with other words in between. (作谓语、状语,中间可以插入别的词语)
1
jiā
大家
jiēchù
接触
xiàlai
下来
  
,
duì
de
yìnxiàng
印象
hěn
hǎo
  
,
dōu
shuō
lǎoshi
老实
běnfèn
本分
  
,
cónglái
从来
duì
biéren
别人
shǐhuài
使坏
zhāo
  

Everyone came into contact with him and had a good impression of him, saying that he was honest and never made bad tricks on others.

2
Zuò
shēng
生意
yàoshi
要是
shǐhuài
使坏
zhāo
  
,
jiù
shì
bān
shítou
石头
自己
de
jiǎo
  
,
zuìzhōng
最终
shòuhài
受害
de
shi
biéren
别人
érshì
而是
自己
  

If doing business makes a bad trick, it is to lift a stone and hit your own feet, and ultimately it is not others who suffer but yourself.

3
Shìjiè
世界
shàng
jiù
zuì
gāomíng
高明
  
?
wéi
以为
jiù
huì
shǐ
使
zhèxiē
这些
shàng
táimiàn
台面
huài
zhāo
hàirén
害人
  
?
shí
其实
rénjiā
人家
zǎojiù
早就
fáng
提防
le
  
!

You're the best in the world? You think you're going to make these bad guys who don't come on stage? In fact, people have long been wary of you!