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害得 (cause sb to suffer)
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All because of you
- Your brother hid your alarm clock as a joke, and you missed your train.
- 你害(degree marker)得me我to arrive late迟到(completed / change)了！ — "You made me late!" to do harm to害(degree marker)得 blames someone for a bad result.
A + to do harm to害(degree marker)得 + B + bad result
- to do harm to害(degree marker)得 = "cause someone to suffer, make (something bad) happen to": the result is always unwelcome.
- The result comes after the person: caused害得me我not没catch赶上the bus车.
he他caused害得me我not没catch赶上the bus车。
Blame: “You made me miss the film!” 你____我没看上电影！
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害得 + person + bad result.
Causes that are things
- this这场rainstorm大雨to do harm to害(degree marker)得us我们at / in在airport机场wait等(completed / change)了five五个hours小时。 — "This rainstorm made us wait five hours at the airport."
- you你all along一直不回news消息，caused害得me我very很anxious担心。 — "You didn't reply all day, and it made me really worried."
this这场rainstorm大雨caused害得us我们wait等了five五个hours小时。
Build: “You didn't reply, and it made me worried.”
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Cause, 害得 + person + result.
Only bad results
- Do not use to do harm to害(degree marker)得 for good outcomes; for neutral or good causes use made让 / to make使: he他if (coming after a…的话made让me我very很happy高兴.
- Keep the person after to do harm to害(degree marker)得: caused害得me我to arrive late迟到, not to do harm to害(degree marker)得to arrive late迟到me我.
Which sentence is natural?
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害得 is for unwelcome results.
to do harm to害(degree marker)得 versus made让
- made让 is neutral: this这个news消息made让me我very很sad难过 — "This news made me sad."
- to do harm to害(degree marker)得 adds blame: 你害(degree marker)得me我very很sad难过 — "You made me so upset (it's your fault)."
this这个news消息made让me我very很sad难过。
害得 adds blame that 让 does not.
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让 is neutral; 害得 blames the cause.
Recap
- A + to do harm to害(degree marker)得 + B + bad result = A caused B to suffer (with blame).
- Bad results only; neutral causes take made让 / to make使.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verb phrases.
Your brother hid your alarm clock as a joke, and you missed your train. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
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