- 歹徒 dǎitú criminalA person who commits evil or illegal acts, especially one involved in violent crime; a gangster, hoodlum, or evildoer.
- 好歹 hǎodǎi anywayin any case or regardless of quality; at any rate
- 歹毒 dǎidú viciousextremely cruel, evil, and malicious in nature or intent
- 为非作歹 wéifēizuòdǎi commit crimesto break the law and commit evil acts; to perpetrate outrages
- 不知好歹 bùzhīhǎodǎi unappreciativefailing to recognize or appreciate someone's good intentions; not knowing what is in one's own best interest
- 好说歹说 hǎoshuōdǎishuō persuade at lengthto try one's very best to persuade someone; to reason with someone in every way possible
- 歹人 dǎirén evildoera person who commits wicked or criminal acts, such as a villain, bad person, or robber
- 不识好歹 bùshíhǎodǎi undiscriminatingunable to tell good from bad; failing to recognize or appreciate someone's good intentions
- 歹意 dǎiyì maliceevil or harmful intent
- 做好做歹 zuòhǎozuòdǎi persuadeTo persuade using all possible arguments; to act as both the good cop and bad cop in turn.
- 歹命 dǎimìng ill-fatedto have been dealt a hard lot in life (Taiwanese usage)
- 歹势 dǎishì sorry(Taiwanese) excuse me; to be sorry; embarrassed
- 不问好歹 bùwènhǎodǎi regardlessno matter what may happen
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH