huài chù
désavantage; préjudice
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吸烟对身体有坏处。
xīyān duì shēntǐ yǒu huàichù.
Smoking is bad for your health.
说谎话有坏处。
shuōhuǎnghuà yǒu huàichù.
Lying has consequences.
吃垃圾食品有坏处。
chī lājī shípǐn yǒu huàichù.
Eating junk food is bad for you.
弊端 (bì duān)
disadvantage
缺点 (quē diǎn)
shortcoming
好处 (hǎochù)
good point
优点 (yōudiǎn)
advantage
The Chinese word "坏处" (huàichù) is composed of two characters: "坏" (huài) and "处" (chù). The character "坏" originally meant "to break" or "to destroy", and later extended to mean "bad" or "harmful". The character "处" originally meant "a place" or "a location", and later extended to mean "a situation" or "a circumstance". Thus, the word "坏处" literally means "a bad place" or "a harmful situation". It is often used to refer to the negative aspects or disadvantages of something. For example, we can say "这个计划有很多坏处" (zhège jìhuà yǒu hěn duō huàichù), which means "this plan has many disadvantages".
