Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "弊" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "弊" in Landscape Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Pinyin
bì
Definition
detriment / fraud / harm / defeat
malpractice / abuse / corrupt practice
malady / evil / malpractice / drawback / disadvantage
to practice fraud / to cheat / to engage in corrupt practices
age-old (malpractice) / long established (corrupt practices) / deeply rooted (superstition)
pros and cons / merits and drawbacks / advantages and disadvantages
to abuse one's position for personal gain (idiom)
to weigh the pros and cons (idiom)
ills of the day / contemporary problems
point out problems and persuade sb. to correct them
to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)
malpractice / long-running abuse
see 徇私舞弊[xun4 si1 wu3 bi4]
to have both advantages and disadvantages
to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target / to hit the nub of the matter
malady / harm / ills of system / undesirable points