作弊
Old HSK 6
作弊 (zuòbì) · to cheat (in an exam)
作弊 (zuòbì) means “to cheat (in an exam)”. It is written with 2 characters: 作 (to make) + 弊 (evil). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 作弊 is built
The characters
作 zuò · to make
What 作 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 乍zhà — first time
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 下xià — down
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A person 亻 making something for the first time 乍; 乍 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
弊 bì · evil
What 弊 is made of
- 敝bì — to break
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 攵pū — to rap
- 廾gǒng — two hands
Example sentences
考试作弊是不允许的。Kǎoshì zuòbì shì bù yǔnxǔ de.Cheating in exams is not allowed.
他因为作弊被取消了成绩。Tā yīnwèi zuòbì bèi qǔxiāo le chéngjì.His results were cancelled because he cheated.
Questions about 作弊
What does 作弊 mean?
作弊 (zuòbì) means “to cheat (in an exam)”.
How do you pronounce 作弊?
作弊 is pronounced zuòbì.
Which HSK level is 作弊?
作弊 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 动作dòngzuòaction
- 工作gōngzuòwork
- 叫作jiàozuòto be called
- 作家zuòjiāwriter
- 作文zuòwéncomposition
- 作业zuòyèhomework
- 作用zuòyòngeffect
- 创作chuàngzuòto create
- 合作hézuòto cooperate
- 写作xiězuòwriting
Learn 作弊 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 250: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.