弊病
bì bìng
Pinyin

Definition

弊病
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bì bìng
  1. malady
  2. evil
  3. malpractice
  4. drawback
  5. disadvantage

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

毛病
máo bìng
  1. 1 fault
  2. 2 defect
  3. 3 shortcomings
  4. 4 ailment
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
生病
shēng bìng
  1. 1 to fall ill
疾病
jí bìng
  1. 1 disease
  2. 2 sickness
  3. 3 ailment
病
bìng
  1. 1 illness
  2. 2 CL:場|场[cháng]
  3. 3 disease
  4. 4 to fall ill
  5. 5 defect
病人
bìng rén
  1. 1 sick person
  2. 2 patient
  3. 3 invalid
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
病毒
bìng dú
  1. 1 virus
神经病
shén jīng bìng
  1. 1 mental disorder
  2. 2 neuropathy
  3. 3 (derog.) mental case
作弊
zuò bì
  1. 1 to practice fraud
  2. 2 to cheat
  3. 3 to engage in corrupt practices
传染病
chuán rǎn bìng
  1. 1 infectious disease
  2. 2 contagious disease
  3. 3 pestilence
冠心病
guān xīn bìng
  1. 1 coronary heart disease
利弊
lì bì
  1. 1 pros and cons
  2. 2 merits and drawbacks
  3. 3 advantages and disadvantages
坏血病
huài xuè bìng
  1. 1 scurvy
大病
dà bìng
  1. 1 serious illness
小病
xiǎo bìng
  1. 1 minor illness
  2. 2 indisposition
带病
dài bìng
  1. 1 to carry a disease
  2. 2 carrier
  3. 3 vector
弊
bì
  1. 1 detriment
  2. 2 fraud
  3. 3 harm
  4. 4 defeat
弊端
bì duān
  1. 1 malpractice
  2. 2 abuse
  3. 3 corrupt practice
得病
dé bìng
  1. 1 to fall ill
  2. 2 to contract a disease
心病
xīn bìng
  1. 1 anxiety
  2. 2 sore point
  3. 3 secret worry
  4. 4 mental disorder
  5. 5 heart disease (medicine)
心脏病
xīn zàng bìng
  1. 1 heart disease

Idioms (20)

一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
  1. 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
  1. 1 long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
切中时弊
qiè zhòng shí bì
  1. 1 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
  2. 2 to hit the nub of the matter
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
  1. 1 to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
同病相怜
tóng bìng xiāng lián
  1. 1 fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company
丧心病狂
sàng xīn bìng kuáng
  1. 1 deranged
  2. 2 demented
  3. 3 berserk (idiom)
多愁多病
duō chóu duō bìng
  1. 1 much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly
徇私舞弊
xùn sī wǔ bì
  1. 1 to abuse one's position for personal gain (idiom)
权衡利弊
quán héng lì bì
  1. 1 to weigh the pros and cons (idiom)
病来如山倒，病去如抽丝
bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī
  1. 1 sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
病入膏肓
bìng rù gāo huāng
  1. 1 lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure
  2. 2 the situation is hopeless
病国殃民
bìng guó yāng mín
  1. 1 to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)
病从口入
bìng cóng kǒu rù
  1. 1 Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!
  2. 2 fig. A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
病从口入，祸从口出
bìng cóng kǒu rù , huò cóng kǒu chū
  1. 1 Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
病急乱投医
bìng jí luàn tóu yī
  1. 1 lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis
病民害国
bìng mín hài guó
  1. 1 to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)
病民蛊国
bìng mín gǔ guó
  1. 1 to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)
百弊丛生
bǎi bì cóng shēng
  1. 1 All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
兴利除弊
xīng lì chú bì
  1. 1 to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)
旧病复发
jiù bìng fù fā
  1. 1 old illness recurs (idiom); a relapse
  2. 2 fig. to repeat an old error
  3. 3 the same old problem

Sample Sentences

那个时代的人需要认识和反思自己，现代人同样需要。如果鲁迅现在还在世，肯定会用他的笔狠狠地写出现代人的弊病！
nàge shídài de rén xūyào rènshi hé fǎnsī zìjǐ ，xiàndàirén tóngyàng xūyào 。rúguǒ Lǔ Xùn xiànzài hái zàishì ，kěndìng huì yòng tā de bǐ hěn hěn de xiěchū xiàndàirén de bìbìng ！
People in that time needed to get to know and rethink themselves, and people today need the same thing. If Lu Hsun were still alive, he would definitely take up his pen and write about the evils of modern people.
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