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笨 bèn

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笨 bèn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bèn | ben4
English translation
stupid
foolish
silly
slow-witted
clumsy
stupid, foolish, dull, awkward

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About 笨 bèn

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HSK level

4

Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

笨 bèn

Contains the radical

⺮ zhú

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

bamboo

Etymology of 笨 bèn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱⺮本

Semantic compound

⺮ zhú

Phonetic compound

本 běn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ zhú represents the meaning and 本 běn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 笨 bèn

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厨子 chú zi 笨 bèn ,怨 yuàn 刀 Dāo 钝 dùn .

A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

“ 这些 zhè xiē 笨蛋 bèn dàn , ” 我 wǒ 说 shuì , “ 他们 tā men 大概 dàgài 还 Huán 醉 zuì 得 dé 像 xiàng 死 sǐ 猪 zhū 一样 yīyàng . ”

'Clumsy fellows,' said I;'they must still be drunk as owls.'

笨 bèn 人 rén 难 nán 教 Jiào .

A stupid fellow is difficult to teach.

这个 zhè ge 工作 gōngzuò 差劲 chà jìn 透顶 tòu dǐng : 老板 Lǎobǎn 笨 bèn , 工作 gōngzuò 苦 kǔ ,薪水 xīnshuǐ 又 yòu 低 dī .

This job stinks: stupid boss, hard work, and low pay.

我 wǒ 太 tài 笨 bèn ,所以 suǒyǐ 英语 Yīng yǔ 学 xué 得 dé 很 hěn 慢 màn .

I have two left feet so I am slow in learning English.

Words with 笨 bèn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
笨 bèn stupid笨 bèn
笨蛋 bèn dàn fool笨蛋 bèn dàn
笨拙 bènzhuō clumsy笨拙 bènzhuō
笨重 bèn zhòng heavy笨重 bèn zhòng
愚笨 yú bèn stupid愚笨 yú bèn
笨手笨脚 bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo clumsy笨手笨腳
笨人 bèn rén fool笨人 bèn rén
蠢笨 chǔn bèn stupid蠢笨 chǔn bèn
笨鸟先飞 bèn niǎo xiān fēi lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities笨鳥先飛
粗笨 cū bèn awkward粗笨 cū bèn
呆笨 dāi bèn dimwitted呆笨 dāi bèn
拙笨 zhuō bèn clumsy拙笨 zhuō bèn
笨嘴拙舌 bèn zuǐ zhuō shé clumsy in speech笨嘴拙舌 bèn zuǐ zhuō shé
笨瓜 bèn guā fool笨瓜 bèn guā
笨货 bèn huò idiot笨貨
拙嘴笨舌 zhuō zuǐ bèn shé lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker拙嘴笨舌 zhuō zuǐ bèn shé
笨口拙舌 bèn kǒu zhuō shé awkward in speech笨口拙舌 bèn kǒu zhuō shé

笨 bèn Decomposition & Compounds

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笨 bèn Decomposition

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