腐
败

Corruption in Chinese: 腐败 (fǔ bài)

fǔ bài

corruption

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 腐敗1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1corruption
  2. 2to corrupt
  3. 3to rot
  4. 4rotten

Stroke order

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腐
败

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄨˇ

fǔ

ㄈ/ fㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄅㄞˋ

bài

ㄅ/ bㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

腐败

Simplified

腐敗

Traditional

Example sentences

See 腐败 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这个官员因为腐败被判了刑。

    zhè ge guān yuán yīn wèi fǔ bài bèi pàn le xíng。

    This official was sentenced for corruption.

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Related words

败

bài

to defeat

失败

shī bài

to be defeated

豆腐

dòu fu

tofu

打败

dǎ bài

to defeat

腐化

fǔ huà

to rot

腐烂

fǔ làn

to rot

腐蚀

fǔ shí

corrosion

腐朽

fǔ xiǔ

rotten

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