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腐敗

corrupt

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

fu3bai4 • fǔbài

Meaning

Primary

corrupt

Alternatives

to corrupt, corruption, corrupted

Mnemonic

When something is 腐敗 corrupt, it has become 腐 rotten to such a point that it has 敗 fails to serve its purpose.

Usage

政府 腐敗 了。

The government is corrupt.

我們 必須 對抗 腐敗！

We must fight against corruption!

這 個 世界 腐敗 嗎？

Is the world corrupt?