Hanzi
Traditional
弊
Simplified
弊

detriment/fraud/harm/defeat

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

bì

Bopomofo

ㄅㄧˋ

Jyutping

bai6

Example sentences

作弊 zuòbì
考試作弊是不誠實的行為。
考试作弊是不诚实的行为。

Cheating on an exam is dishonest behavior.

丟人 / 丢人 diūrén
這種作弊的行為真的很丟人。
这种作弊的行为真的很丢人。

This kind of cheating behavior is really disgraceful.

利弊 lìbì
做決定之前，我們應該仔細衡量其中的利弊。
做决定之前，我们应该仔细衡量其中的利弊。

Before making a decision, we should carefully weigh the pros and cons.

衡量 héngliáng
我們需要衡量這項計劃的利弊得失。
我们需要衡量这项计划的利弊得失。

We need to weigh the pros and cons of this plan.

弊 bì
新制度有利也有弊。

The new system has advantages and disadvantages.

弊端 bìduān
我們必須消除管理流程中的種種弊端。
我们必须消除管理流程中的种种弊端。

We must eliminate the various abuses in the management process.

弊病 bìbìng
新制度仍然存在許多弊病。
新制度仍然存在许多弊病。

The new system still has many shortcomings.

Example Vocabulary

作弊

zuo4'bi4

to cheat (in an exam, game, etc.)

利弊

li4'bi4

pros and cons; advantages and disadvantages

弊

bi4

drawback; harm; malpractice or fraud; in literary use, exhaustion or decline

弊端

bi4'duan1

malpractice; abuse; corrupt practice; loophole

舞弊

wu3'bi4

弊病

bi4'bing4

malady; evil; drawback; shortcoming

時弊

shi2'bi4

流弊

liu2'bi4

積弊

ji1'bi4

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