弊
病

Malady in Chinese: 弊病 (bì bìng)

bì bìng

malady

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1malady
  2. 2evil
  3. 3malpractice
  4. 4drawback
  5. 5disadvantage

Stroke order

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弊
病

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄧˋ

bì

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄅㄧㄥˋ

bìng

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这种制度有很多弊病。

    zhè zhǒng zhì dù yǒu hěn duō bì bìng。

    This system has many drawbacks.

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Related words

病

bìng

illness

生病

shēng bìng

to fall ill

病毒

bìng dú

virus

毛病

máo bìng

fault

病人

bìng rén

sick person

看病

kàn bìng

to visit a doctor

病房

bìng fáng

ward (of a hospital)

病情

bìng qíng

state of an illness

发病

fā bìng

(of an illness) to occur

疾病

jí bìng

disease

治病

zhì bìng

to treat an illness

弊端

bì duān

systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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