bèn

夯

Character · Adjective

same as 笨

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples

adjective

archaic

This is an archaic usage, now mostly replaced by 笨.

Tā他

zhè这

rèn人

bèn夯

de得

hěn很

，

xué学

dōng东

xi西

tè特

bié别

màn慢

。

He is very slow-witted, learning things takes him a long time.

Zhè这

gè个

bàn办

fǎ法

tài太

bèn夯

le了

，

gēn根

běn本

xíng行

bù不

tōng通

。

This method is too clumsy, it simply won't work.