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腐败 (fǔ bài) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

腐败 (fǔ bài) is a Chinese word: corruption. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 腐败

名 míng noun

corruption

这个国家的腐败问题很严重。

zhè ge guó jiā de fǔ bài wèn tí hěn yán zhòng

This country's corruption problem is very serious.

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Word breakdown

腐 fǔ — rot, corrupt

败 bài — spoiled, ruined

Structure & writing
1 腐 fǔ — to rot; to decay

腐 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 广 guǎng — wide; broad (opposite of 狭)
广 is a component in 31 characters
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1.3 肉 ròu — flesh; meat (soft tissue beneath the skin of humans or animals)
肉 is a component in 2 characters

Stroke order

2 败 bài — to lose (a war or competition, opposite of 胜)

败 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 贝 bèi — general term for mollusks with shells, such as snails, mussels, and clams
贝 is a component in 50 characters
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