fool; stupid person
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
fool; stupid person; simpleton
literaryA formal, somewhat archaic literary term to mock someone's lack of intelligence or clumsy behavior. It is not commonly used in modern spoken Chinese.
Tā他
zhēn真
shì是
gè个
bù不
zhī知
biàn变
tōng通
de的
bèn笨
bó伯
。
He is truly an inflexible fool.
Shū书
zhōng中
jiāng将
nà那
rén人
wù物
miáo描
xiě写
chéng成
yī一
gè个
kě可
xiào笑
de的
bèn笨
bó伯
。
The book depicts that character as a ridiculous simpleton.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
dī低
jí级
cuò错
wù误
，
yě也
zhǐ只
yǒu有
bèn笨
bó伯
cái才
fàn犯
。
Only a fool would make such a basic mistake.