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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 弊

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
弊 bì - detriment
- fraud
- harm
- defeat

List Ranking for: 弊

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 21,443 10,812 14,180

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ 敝 廾

Radical:

廾

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

Two hands 廾 breaking something 敝; 敝 also provides the pronunciation

Other Words Containing 弊

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
作弊 6 7 4,346 11,416 8,179
弊 - - 21,443 10,812 14,180
利弊 - 7 27,133 30,124 36,458
弊端 6 7 28,679 11,117 22,371
舞弊 - - 31,599 23,609 34,922
弊病 6 7 42,799 26,987 43,967
兴利除弊 - - 86,911 94,448 -
徇私舞弊 - - 95,259 39,823 72,315