弊病
Old HSK 6
弊病 (bìbìng) · drawback
弊病 (bìbìng) means “drawback; malady; problem”. It is written with 2 characters: 弊 (evil) + 病 (illness). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 弊病 is built
The characters
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
病 bìng · illness
What 病 is made of
- 疒nè — sickness
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丙bǐng — third
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 内nèi — inside
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 疒 gives the meaning, 丙 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这种做法有很多弊病。Zhèzhǒng zuòfǎ yǒu hěnduō bìbìng.This practice has many drawbacks.
我们要解决制度上的弊病。Wǒmen yào jiějué zhìdù shàng de bìbìng.We need to fix the problems in the system.
Questions about 弊病
What does 弊病 mean?
弊病 (bìbìng) means “drawback; malady; problem”.
How do you pronounce 弊病?
弊病 is pronounced bìbìng.
Which HSK level is 弊病?
弊病 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 弊端bìduānabuse
- 作弊zuòbìto cheat (in an exam)
- 病人bìngrénpatient
- 看病kànbìngto see a doctor
- 生病shēngbìngto become ill
- 毛病máobìngproblem
- 病毒bìngdúvirus (biology or computer)
- 疾病jíbìngdisease
- 病bìngillness
Learn 弊病 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 10: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.