腐败
Old HSK 6
腐败 (fǔbài) · corruption
腐败 (fǔbài) means “corruption; corrupt; to rot”. It is written with 2 characters: 腐 (to spoil) + 败 (to lose). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 腐败 is built
The characters
腐 fǔ · to spoil
What 腐 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 付fù — give
- 亻rén — person
- 寸cùn — inch
- 肉ròu — meat
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 仌bīng — frozen
- 人rén — person
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 肉 gives the meaning, 付 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
败 bài · to lose
What 败 is made of
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 贝 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
政府一直在打击腐败。Zhèngfǔ yìzhí zài dǎjī fǔbài.The government keeps fighting corruption.
新闻报道了一起腐败案件。Xīnwén bàodào le yì qǐ fǔbài ànjiàn.The news reported a corruption case.
Questions about 腐败
What does 腐败 mean?
腐败 (fǔbài) means “corruption; corrupt; to rot”.
How do you pronounce 腐败?
腐败 is pronounced fǔbài.
Which HSK level is 腐败?
腐败 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 豆腐dòufutofu
- 腐烂fǔlànto rot
- 腐蚀fǔshíto corrode
- 腐朽fǔxiǔrotten
- 打败dǎbàito defeat
- 失败shībàito fail
- 败坏bàihuàito ruin
- 败bàito lose
Learn 腐败 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 60: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.