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腐朽

腐朽 fǔxiǔ

腐朽 fǔxiǔ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 腐朽 fǔxiǔ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fǔxiǔ | fu3 xiu3
English translation
rotten
decayed
decadent
degenerate

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About 腐朽 fǔxiǔ

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Traditional form

腐朽 fǔxiǔ

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 腐朽 fǔxiǔ

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Type

pictophonetic

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

ròu

Positional decomposition

广 Guǎng 付肉

Number of Strokes

14
xiǔ

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

木丂

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 腐朽 fǔxiǔ

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冷凝作用 zuòyòng jiāng 最终 zuì zhōng 使 shǐ 建筑 jiànzhù 结构 jiégòu 腐朽 fǔxiǔ diào

Condensation will eventually cause the fabric of the building to rot away.

贝内特 Bèi nèi tè 发起 fā qǐ le 一场捍卫 hànwèi 道德 dàodé 价值 jiàzhí 反对 fǎnduì 腐朽 fǔxiǔ 堕落 duòluò de 自由 zìyóu 相对论 xiāng duì lùn de 战争 zhànzhēng

Bennett launched a crusade for "moral values" against decadent "liberal relativism."

腐朽 fǔxiǔ Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 腐朽 fǔxiǔ and their own compounds.

腐朽 fǔxiǔ Compounds

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