What does 不怀好意 mean in Chinese?

不怀好意 (bù huái hǎo yì) means "to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 不怀好意?

不怀好意 is pronounced "bù huái hǎo yì" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.

不怀好意 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

不怀好意 is made up of the characters 不, 怀, 好, 意. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

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不怀好意

bù huái hǎo yì

to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions

verb

Traditional: 不懷好意

他这样做明显不怀好意。

Tā zhèyàng zuò míngxiǎn bùhuáihǎoyì

He obviously harbors evil intentions in doing this

不怀好意 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

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