败坏 (bàihuài) — to corrupt; to ruin; corrupt

Characters in this word

Strokes: 8
Radical: 贝 — sea shell
Made of: 贝 sea shell 攵 to rap, to tap
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Strokes: 7
Radical: 土 — soil, earth
Made of: 土 soil, earth 不 no, not, un-
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

一旦官员利用职权谋私，就会严重败坏政府的公信力。 Yídàn guānyuán lìyòng zhíquán móusī, jiù huì yánzhòng bàihuài zhèngfǔ de gōngxìnlì. Once officials use their power for private gain, they seriously damage the government's credibility.
谣言败坏了他的名声，他很久都抬不起头。 Yáoyán bàihuài le tā de míngshēng, tā hěn jiǔ dōu tái bù qǐ tóu. The rumours ruined his reputation, and for a long time he could not hold his head up.
请不要为了几块钱败坏自己的信誉。 Qǐng bú yào wèile jǐ kuài qián bàihuài zìjǐ de xìnyù. Please don't ruin your own good name for the sake of a few yuan.