HSK 5 · VERSION 2.0#64
Complement “huài le”
坏了
How it works
坏了 (huài le) can be used as a complement-like result to show that something has gone wrong, broken, or turned bad. In spoken Chinese, it can also act as an exclamation meaning “oh no.”
Example sentences
这台电脑突然坏了，里面的资料还没来得及备份。
This computer suddenly broke, and the data inside had not yet been backed up.
糟糕，我把会议时间记错了，坏了，现在赶过去还来得及吗？
Oh no, I remembered the meeting time wrongly. This is bad. Can I still make it if I hurry there now?
再这样拖下去，事情恐怕真的要弄坏了。
If this keeps being delayed, I’m afraid things will really be ruined.
Key point
This form is very common in spoken Chinese and often carries strong immediacy.