坏 → ☊ 
xấu 
bad 
My cat is very mean. ☊ 
Con mèo của tôi rất xấu tính. ☊ Attributes We are not mean. ☊ Chúng tôi không xấu tính. ☊ Attributes bad ☊ xấu ☊ Attributes mean ☊ xấu tính ☊ Attributes She is not bad. / She is not ugly. ☊ Cô ấy không xấu. ☊ Adjectives 1.5 She is a bit ugly but she is not bad. ☊ Cô ấy hơi xấu nhưng cô ấy không xấu. ☊ Adjectives 1.5 ugly, bad ☊ xấu ☊ Adjectives 1.5 The weather is so bad. Thời tiết xấu quá. * 077 I am not coming because the weather is so bad. Tôi không đến, bởi vì thời tiết xấu quá. * 077 like: xấu → →
to have an adverse affect on ☊ làm ảnh hưởng xấu tới ☊ to be plain-looking but good in character ☊ người xấu nhưng mà tốt nết ☊ 
schlecht ☊ tệ, xấu ☊ 
坏 ☊ huài hässlich ☊ xấu ☊ 难看的 ☊ nánkàn de böse ☊ xấu, giận ☊ 邪恶的 ☊ xié è de über jemanden lästern ☊ nói xấu, dèm pha ai đó ☊ 说某人的坏话 ☊ shuō mǒurén de huàihuà sich für etwas schämen ☊ tự xấu hổ vì điều gì đó ☊ 为某事羞愧， 为某事害臊 ☊ wèi mǒushì xīukuì, wèi mǒushì hàisào beeinträchtigen ☊ ảnh hưởng xấu, làm tổn hại ☊ 妨碍 ☊ fáng’ài schlecht ☊ tệ, xấu ☊ ☊ hässlich ☊ xấu ☊ ☊ böse ☊ xấu, giận ☊ ☊ über jemanden lästern ☊ nói xấu, dèm pha ai đó ☊ ☊ sich für etwas schämen ☊ tự xấu hổ vì điều gì đó ☊ ☊ beeinträchtigen ☊ ảnh hưởng xấu, làm tổn hại ☊ ☊ die Lage veschlechtert sich ☊ tình hình xấu đi ☊ ☊ Meiner Meinung nach war sie hässlich. ☊ Theo anh thì cô ấy xấu hoắc. ☊ (Lektion 34, Nr. 463) Unausgeschlafen und schlecht gelaunt steht Tri auf und macht sich auf den Weg zur Arbeit. ☊ Trí dậy với tình trạng thiếu ngủ và tâm trạng xấu, rồi anh chuẩn bị lên đường đi làm. ☊ (Lektion 67, Nr. 952) Waren das etwa böse Hexen? ☊ Đó có phải là những phù thủy xấu xa? ☊ (Lektion 71, Nr. 1019) Das ist mir sehr peinlich. ☊ Tôi thấy rất ngại / rất xấu hổ. ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1483) The poor weather may have accounted for the small crowd. ☊ account for sth ☊
ashamed of sth: She was deeply ashamed of her behaviour at the party. ☊ ashamed ☊
Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of. ☊ ashamed ☊
ashamed of sb: His daughter looked such a mess that he was ashamed of her. ☊ ashamed ☊
ashamed of yourself: You should be ashamed of yourself for telling such lies. ☊ ashamed ☊
ashamed that...: I feel almost ashamed that I've been so lucky. ☊ ashamed ☊
ashamed to be sth: The football riots made me ashamed to be English. ☊ ashamed ☊
You act as if you're ashamed to be seen with me. ☊ ashamed ☊
I'm ashamed to say that I lied to her. ☊ ashamed ☊
I cried at the end and I'm not ashamed to admit it. ☊ ashamed ☊
He felt ashamed to let her see him in this state. ☊ ashamed ☊
assume sth: Don't always assume the worst (= that sth bad has happened). ☊ assume ☊
to have a good/bad/positive/negative attitude towards sb/sth ☊ attitude ☊
Weather like this is bad for business. ☊ bad ☊
Have you been a bad boy? ☊ bad ☊
The hero gets to shoot all the bad guys. ☊ bad ☊
He said I must have done something bad to deserve it. ☊ bad ☊
I know that this is a bad time to ask for help. ☊ bad ☊
You're heading for a bad attack of sunburn. ☊ bad ☊
The engagement was a bad mistake. ☊ bad ☊
You're a bad liar! ☊ bad ☊
She is so bad at keeping secrets. ☊ bad ☊
bad conditions/driving ☊ bad ☊
a bad copy/diet ☊ bad ☊
This isn't as bad as I thought. ☊ bad ☊
bad news/weather/dreams/habits ☊ bad ☊
That wasn't bad for a first attempt. ☊ not bad ☊
to play/sing badly ☊ badly ☊
I did badly (= was not successful) in my exams. ☊ badly ☊
The kids took the dog's death very badly (= they were very unhappy). ☊ badly ☊
The country has been badly affected by recession. ☊ badly ☊
balance out: The good and bad effects of any decision will usually balance out. ☊ balance ☊
He walked slowly because of his bad leg. ☊ because of ☊
good/bad behaviour ☊ behaviour ☊
There's a lot of bad feeling between them. ☊ between ☊
bitterly disappointed/ashamed ☊ bitterly ☊
An ugly new building blocked the view from the window. ☊ block ☊
bad breath (= that smells bad) ☊ breath ☊
He felt he would burst with anger and shame. ☊ burst ☊
Business was bad. ☊ business ☊
The game was called off because of bad weather. ☊ call sth off ☊
All flights have been cancelled because of bad weather. ☊ cancel ☊
It's a classic case (= a very typical case) of bad planning. ☊ case ☊
You've caught me at a bad time (= at a time when I am busy). ☊ catch ☊
cause sth for sb: The bad weather is causing problems for many farmers. ☊ cause ☊
a bad/heavy/slight cold ☊ cold ☊
I've had some difficulties, but they were nothing compared to yours (= they were not nearly as bad as yours). ☊ compare ☊
to be in bad/good/excellent condition ☊ condition ☊
The reorganization has created a lot of bad feeling. ☊ create ☊
He's a bad credit risk (= he is unlikely to pay the money later). ☊ credit ☊
The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government. ☊ deliberate ☊
I shouldn't be too late. But it depends if the traffic's bad. ☊ that depends, it (all) depends ☊
I nearly died when I saw him there (= it was very embarrassing). ☊ die ☊
Letting her organize the party is a recipe for disaster (= something that is likely to go badly wrong). ☊ disaster ☊
Don't think about it. You'll only give yourself bad dreams. ☊ dream ☊
to dress well/badly/fashionably/comfortably ☊ dress ☊
The drug has some bad side effects. ☊ drug ☊
Despite her ordeal, she seems to have suffered no ill effects. ☊ effect ☊
embarrass sb: Her questions about my private life embarrassed me. ☊ embarrass ☊
it embarrasses sb to do sth: It embarrassed her to meet strange men in the corridor at night. ☊ embarrass ☊
I've never felt so embarrassed in my life! ☊ embarrassed ☊
Her remark was followed by an embarrassed silence. ☊ embarrassed ☊
embarrassed about sth: She's embarrassed about her height. ☊ embarrassed ☊
embarrassed at sth: He felt embarrassed at being the centre of attention. ☊ embarrassed ☊
embarrassed to do sth: Some women are too embarrassed to consult their doctor about the problem. ☊ embarrassed ☊
It was so embarrassing having to sing in public. ☊ embarrassing ☊
The report is likely to prove highly embarrassing to the government. ☊ embarrassing ☊
This EU ruling puts Britain in a very embarrassing position. ☊ embarrassing ☊
Her resignation will be a severe embarrassment to the party. ☊ embarrassment ☊
Changes in farming methods have badly affected employment in the area. ☊ employment ☊
I've had a number of close encounters (= situations that could have been dangerous) with bad drivers. ☊ encounter ☊
evil deeds ☊ evil ☊
the evil effects of racism ☊ evil ☊
It's not exactly beautiful, is it? (= it's ugly) ☊ not exactly ☊
Concern is growing over the number of children excluded from school (= not allowed to attend because of bad behaviour). ☊ exclude ☊
I had a bad experience with fireworks once. ☊ experience ☊
I had a bad fall and broke my arm. ☊ fall ☊
Things have gone from bad to worse. ☊ from ☊
I was really embarrassed, but then I saw the funny side of it. ☊ funny ☊
The bad weather has been fairly general (= has affected most areas). ☊ general ☊
Don't let yourself get into bad habits. ☊ get into sth ☊
She's been going through a bad patch recently. ☊ go through sth ☊
the guilty party (= the person responsible for sth bad happening) ☊ guilty ☊
At the end of the film the bad guy gets shot. ☊ guy ☊
good/bad habits ☊ habit ☊
Half (of) the fruit was bad. ☊ half ☊
hang sth: She hung her head in shame. ☊ hang ☊
The boys hung their heads in shame. ☊ head ☊
I have a splitting headache (= a very bad one). ☊ headache ☊
He can't help being ugly. ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
Peter ought to be ashamed of himself. ☊ himself ☊
She suffered no ill effects from the experience. ☊ ill ☊
impression (of sb/sth): to get a good/bad impression of sb/sth ☊ impression ☊
His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. ☊ incident ☊
The school's reputation was ruined by the bad behaviour of a few individuals. ☊ individual ☊
influence (on sb/sth): Those friends are a bad influence on her. ☊ influence ☊
Just my luck (= the sort of bad luck I usually have). The phone's not working. ☊ just ☊
bad/foul/strong language (= words that people may consider offensive) ☊ language ☊
I refuse to sink to their level (= behave as badly as them). ☊ level ☊
to have good/bad luck ☊ luck ☊
to have good/bad manners ☊ manner ☊
matter (to sb) that...: It didn't matter that the weather was bad. ☊ matter ☊
I have a bad memory for names. ☊ memory ☊
Anger is often caused by frustration or embarrassment, or a mixture of the two. ☊ mixture ☊
I'm waiting for the right moment to tell him the bad news. ☊ moment ☊
He's always in a bad mood (= unhappy, or angry and impatient). ☊ mood ☊
to be in a foul/filthy mood ☊ mood ☊
'Which do you like?' 'Neither. I think they're both ugly.' ☊ neither ☊
Do you want the good news or the bad news first? ☊ news ☊
The weather was so bad we'd have been better off staying at home. ☊ be better/worse off (doing sth) ☊
a badly parked truck ☊ park ☊
Traffic is bad, particularly in the city centre. ☊ particularly ☊
They say she has a 'past' (= bad things in her past life that she wishes to keep secret). ☊ past ☊
performance indicators (= things that show how well or badly sth is working) ☊ performance ☊
Have I picked a bad time to talk to you? ☊ pick ☊
to pick up bad habits ☊ pick sth up ☊
harrowing television pictures of the famine ☊ picture ☊
good/bad/adverse publicity ☊ publicity ☊
The incident put her in a bad mood. ☊ put ☊
He was put off science by bad teaching. ☊ put sb off sth/sb ☊
She fell and hurt her leg rather badly. ☊ rather ☊
People can react badly to certain food additives. ☊ react ☊
good/bad reception ☊ reception ☊
Three children were removed from the school for persistent bad behaviour. ☊ remove ☊
to have a good/bad reputation ☊ reputation ☊
You rescued me from an embarrassing situation. ☊ rescue ☊
good/bad/mixed/rave reviews in the national press ☊ review ☊
Money, or love of money, is said to be the root of all evil. ☊ root ☊
The bad weather ruined our trip. ☊ ruin ☊
a severe winter (= one during which the weather conditions are extremely bad) ☊ severe ☊
She hung her head in shame. ☊ shame ☊
He could not live with the shame of other people knowing the truth. ☊ shame ☊
I would die of shame if she ever found out. ☊ shame ☊
To my shame (= I feel shame that) I refused to listen to her side of the story. ☊ shame ☊
What a shame they couldn't come. ☊ shame ☊
It's a shame about Tim, isn't it? ☊ shame ☊
It's a shame that she wasn't here to see it. ☊ shame ☊
It would be a crying shame (= a great shame) not to take them up on the offer. ☊ shame ☊
It seems such a shame to throw perfectly good food away. ☊ shame ☊
It's a shame (that) you didn't say something sooner. ☊ shame ☊
There is no shame in wanting to be successful. ☊ shame ☊
She felt that her failure would bring shame on her family. ☊ shame ☊
an embarrassed/awkward silence ☊ silence ☊
We lost because we played badly. It's as simple as that. ☊ simple ☊
We have all been in similar embarrassing situations. ☊ situation ☊
Our camping trip was spoilt by bad weather. ☊ spoil ☊
The meeting got off to a good/bad start (= started well/badly). ☊ start ☊
The building is in a bad state of repair (= needs to be repaired). ☊ state ☊
struggle (between A and B): the struggle between good and evil ☊ struggle ☊
She swallowed hard and told him the bad news. ☊ swallow ☊
Have I called at a bad time? Shall I call back later? ☊ time ☊
He can be really bad-tempered at times. ☊ at times ☊
an ugly face ☊ ugly ☊
an ugly building ☊ ugly ☊
an ugly scar ☊ ugly ☊
an ugly incident ☊ ugly ☊
There were ugly scenes in the streets last night as rioting continued. ☊ ugly ☊
You can't keep using your bad back as an excuse. ☊ use ☊
to be bad/poor value (= not worth the money it costs) ☊ value ☊
They're only £40—not bad value, really. ☊ value ☊
They were warned not to climb the mountain in such bad weather. ☊ warn ☊
The tent protected us from the worst of the weather. ☊ weather ☊
Why get upset just because you got one bad grade? ☊ why ☊
Never mind—it could be worse (= although the situation is bad, it is not as bad as it might have been). ☊ worse ☊
He was voted the worst dressed celebrity. ☊ worst ☊
Hurry up! It would be a shame to miss the beginning of the play. ☊ would ☊
We don't want this document falling into the wrong hands. ☊ wrong ☊