文

bèn
笨

HSK 4
common
adjective

Meaning of 笨

笨 means stupid; slow-witted; poor at learning; clumsy; awkward; unskillful. Pronounced bèn. HSK 4.

  • stupid; slow-witted; poor at learning
  • clumsy; awkward; unskillful
  • heavy; laborious; cumbersome

Character Info

Radical大
Strokes11
Components
大

Stroke Order

笨

Definitions & Examples

Tā他
xué学
dōng东
xi西
hěn很
màn慢
 ，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
shuō说
tā他
yǒu有
diǎn点
bèn笨
 。

He learns things very slowly, everyone says he is a bit slow-witted.

Bù不
yào要
yīn因
wèi为
yī一
cì次
kǎo考
shì试
méi没
kǎo考
hǎo好
jiù就
shuō说
zì自
jǐ己
bèn笨
 。

Don't call yourself stupid just because you failed one exam.

Zhè这
ge个
hái孩
zi子
suī虽
rán然
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
bèn笨
 ，
dàn但
dòng动
shǒu手
néng能
lì力
hěn很
qiáng强
 。

Although this child looks slow-witted, he has great practical skills.

Tā他
de的
nǎo脑
zi子
bèn笨
 ，
děi得
fǎn反
fù复
jiǎng讲
hǎo好
jǐ几
biàn遍
cái才
néng能
míng明
bai白
 。

He is slow-witted, you have to repeat things many times for him to understand.

Yú愚
bèn笨
de的
rén人
yě也
néng能
tōng通
guò过
nǔ努
lì力
qǔ取
dé得
chéng成
gōng功
 。

Even slow-witted people can achieve success through hard work.

Relations

Common Words

笨蛋bèndàn

idiot; fool; stupid person

笨拙bènzhuō

clumsy; awkward; stupid

笨手笨脚 / 笨手笨腳bènshǒubènjiǎo

clumsy; all thumbs; awkward

愚笨yúbèn

stupid; foolish; dull-witted; slow-minded

笨重bènzhòng

heavy and clumsy; cumbersome; laborious

嘴笨zuǐbèn

inarticulate; tongue-tied; poor speaker

笨鸟先飞 / 笨鳥先飛bènniǎoxiānfēi

the slow need to start early; a humble phrase for one's own lack of skill

笨头笨脑 / 笨頭笨腦bèntóubènnǎo

stupid; dull; clunky; awkward