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Character · Noun · AdjectiveTraditional弊

harm; fraud; malady

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Meanings

3 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

harm; damage; detriment

formal

Often used in formal contexts to refer to disadvantages or negative consequences.

Zhè这
xiàng项
zhèng政
cè策
de的
bì弊
dà大
yú于
lì利
 。

The drawbacks of this policy outweigh its benefits.

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
xīng兴
lì利
chú除
bì弊
 。

We must promote the beneficial and abolish the harmful.

2.

noun

fraud; malpractice; corrupt practice

formal

Commonly appears in the compound word 舞弊.

Xuǎn选
jǔ举
zhōng中
chū出
xiàn现
le了
wǔ舞
bì弊
xíng行
wéi为
 。

There was electoral fraud in the election.

Xùn徇
sī私
wǔ舞
bì弊
shì是
yán严
zhòng重
de的
fàn犯
zuì罪
 。

Favoritism and malpractice are serious crimes.

3.

adjective

worn-out; tattered; shabby

archaic

Archaic or literary usage, often found in classical texts.

Bì弊
yī衣
dān箪
sì食
 ，
bù不
gǎi改
qí其
lè乐
 。

Wearing tattered clothes and eating simple food, he still kept his joy.