弊端 bì duān ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢ bai6 dyun1 HSK 7-9
- systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)
Stroke order
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弊
- 作弊 zuò bì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˋ zok3 bai6 to practice fraud
- 利弊 lì bì ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ lei6 bai6 pros and cons
- 弊病 bì bìng ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ bai6 beng6 malady
- 宿弊 sù bì ㄙㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ suk1 bai6 long-standing abuse
- 弊案 bì àn ㄅㄧˋ ㄢˋ bai6 on3 scandal
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- 时弊 時弊 shí bì ㄕˊ ㄅㄧˋ si4 bai6 ills of the day
- 流弊 liú bì ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄧˋ lau4 bai6 malpractice
- 私弊 sī bì ㄙ ㄅㄧˋ si1 bai6 fraudulent practice
- 积弊 積弊 jī bì ㄐㄧ ㄅㄧˋ zik1 bai6 age-old (malpractice)
- 舞弊 wǔ bì ㄨˇ ㄅㄧˋ mou5 bai6 to engage in fraud
- 蠹弊 dù bì ㄉㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ dou3 bai6 malpractice
- 防弊 fáng bì ㄈㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ fong4 bai6 anti-fraud
- 雕弊 diāo bì ㄉㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˋ diu1 bai6 variant of 凋敝
- 切中时弊 切中時弊 qiè zhòng shí bì ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕˊ ㄅㄧˋ cit3 zung3 si4 bai6 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
- 徇私舞弊 xùn sī wǔ bì ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄙ ㄨˇ ㄅㄧˋ seon1 si1 mou5 bai6 (idiom) to abuse one's position for personal gain
- 有利有弊 yǒu lì yǒu bì ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄧˋ jau5 lei6 jau5 bai6 to have both advantages and disadvantages
- 权衡利弊 權衡利弊 quán héng lì bì ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ kyun4 hang4 lei6 bai6 to weigh the pros and cons (idiom)
- 营私舞弊 營私舞弊 yíng sī wǔ bì ㄧㄥˊ ㄙ ㄨˇ ㄅㄧˋ jing4 si1 mou5 bai6 see 徇私舞弊
- 痛砭时弊 痛砭時弊 tòng biān shí bì ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄕˊ ㄅㄧˋ tung3 bin1 si4 bai6 to strongly criticize the evils of the day
- 百弊丛生 百弊叢生 bǎi bì cóng shēng ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ baak3 bai6 cung4 sang1 All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
端
- 尖端 jiān duān ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄢ zim1 dyun1 sharp pointed end
- 极端 極端 jí duān ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄢ gik6 dyun1 extreme
- 争端 爭端 zhēng duān ㄓㄥ ㄉㄨㄢ zang1 dyun1 dispute
- 端正 duān zhèng ㄉㄨㄢ ㄓㄥˋ dyun1 zing3 upright
- 端午节 端午節 Duān wǔ jié ㄉㄨㄢ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ dyun1 ng5 zit3 Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
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- 不端 bù duān ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢ bat1 dyun1 improper
- 中端 zhōng duān ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢ zung1 dyun1 mid-range; mid-tier
- 事端 shì duān ㄕˋ ㄉㄨㄢ si6 dyun1 disturbance
- 低端 dī duān ㄉㄧ ㄉㄨㄢ dai1 dyun1 low-end
- 借端 jiè duān ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄢ ze3 dyun1 to use as pretext
- 两端 兩端 liǎng duān ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄢ loeng5 dyun1 both ends (of a stick etc)
- 前端 qián duān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄢ cin4 dyun1 front
- 北端 běi duān ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄨㄢ bak1 dyun1 northern extremity
- 南端 nán duān ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄢ naam4 dyun1 southern end or extremity
- 台端 tái duān ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄨㄢ toi4 dyun1 you (in a formal letter)
- 单端 單端 dān duān ㄉㄢ ㄉㄨㄢ daan1 dyun1 (electronics) single-ended
- 报端 報端 bào duān ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄢ bou3 dyun1 in the newspaper(s)
- 多端 duō duān ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢ do1 dyun1 multifarious
- 底端 dǐ duān ㄉㄧˇ ㄉㄨㄢ dai2 dyun1 bottom
- 后端 後端 hòu duān ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄨㄢ hau6 dyun1 backend (computing)
Idioms with these characters
- 百弊丛生 百弊叢生 bǎi bì cóng shēng ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ baak3 bai6 cung4 sang1 All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
- 补偏救弊 補偏救弊 bǔ piān jiù bì ㄅㄨˇ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧˋ bou2 pin1 gau3 bai6 to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes
- 切中时弊 切中時弊 qiè zhòng shí bì ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕˊ ㄅㄧˋ cit3 zung3 si4 bai6 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
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- 权衡利弊 權衡利弊 quán héng lì bì ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ kyun4 hang4 lei6 bai6 to weigh the pros and cons (idiom)
- 兴利除弊 興利除弊 xīng lì chú bì ㄒㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ hing1 lei6 ceoi4 bai6 to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)
- 徇私舞弊 xùn sī wǔ bì ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄙ ㄨˇ ㄅㄧˋ seon1 si1 mou5 bai6 (idiom) to abuse one's position for personal gain
- 百端待举 百端待舉 bǎi duān dài jǔ ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄢ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄩˇ baak3 dyun1 doi6 geoi2 a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)
- 不可端倪 bù kě duān ní ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄨㄢ ㄋㄧˊ bat1 ho2 dyun1 ngai4 impossible to get even an outline (idiom)
- 诡计多端 詭計多端 guǐ jì duō duān ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢ gwai2 gai3 do1 dyun1 deceitful in many ways (idiom); wily and mischievous