tệ hại
Definition
- Adjective:
- Bad, deplorable, terrible: Used to describe something of very poor quality, a highly negative situation, or an action with severe harmful consequences.
- Extremely, awfully (as an intensifier): When used after an adjective, it intensifies the negative quality, meaning "extremely" or "terribly" (e.g., bad to an extreme degree).
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Tình hình giao thông ở thành phố này thật tệ hại. (The traffic situation in this city is truly terrible.)
- Thời tiết hôm nay tệ hại quá. (The weather today is awful.)
- Hành vi của hắn thật tệ hại. (His behavior is deplorable.)
As an intensifier:
- Căn phòng này bẩn tệ hại. (This room is extremely dirty.)
- Anh ấy trở nên kiêu ngạo tệ hại. (He has become awfully arrogant.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in formal or news contexts to describe serious societal issues, disastrous outcomes, or grave conditions.
- Hậu quả tệ hại của thiên tai. (The disastrous consequences of the natural disaster.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tệ (adj): Bad, poor. A less intense synonym.
- Dịch vụ ở đây rất tệ. (The service here is very bad.)
Synonyms
- Deplorable: Deserving strong condemnation.
- Appalling: Causing shock or dismay.
- Dreadful: Extremely bad or unpleasant.
- Atrocious: Of a very poor quality; horrifyingly wicked.
Related Idioms
- Tệ hại hơn nữa: What is worse; to make matters worse.
- Trời mưa, và tệ hại hơn nữa là tôi quên mang ô. (It rained, and what was worse, I forgot my umbrella.)
adj
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bad, deplorable