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= bi + Ø4
detriment / fraud / harm / defeat
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How to pronounce 弊

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= bi initial

Bi is for Shield maiden and Valkyrie Brunhilde.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

弊 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= bi + Ø4
my (polite) / poor / ruined / shabby / worn out / defeated
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gǒng = gu + (e)ng3
hands joined
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Characters with 弊 as component

弊 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 弊

to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)
to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target / to hit the nub of the matter
long-standing abuse / continuing fraud

Sentences with 弊

弊 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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detriment / fraud / harm / defeat

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