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笨 (bèn): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 4

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HSK 3.0Vocab 4 Recognition 4

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How to write 笨 — animated stroke order

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2.

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3.

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笨

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4.

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5.

How to Use 笨

Clumsy or Dull

笨 + adjective quality

In words describing clumsiness, slowness, or unwieldiness, 笨 (bèn) conveys a lack of grace or intelligence.

笨拙 • bèn zhuō • clumsy; stupid; slow-witted • HSK 6

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6.

Example Sentences

tā他

tiào跳

wǔ舞

shí时

dòng动

zuò作

hěn

Information

Pinyinbèn

Meaningstupid

Strokes11

Radical竹

Traditional笨

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#962

Zhuyinㄅㄣˋ

UnicodeU+7B28

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Originally meaning bamboo skin, now it means foolish, as if one's mind is as thick and simple as bamboo material.

bèn笨

zhuō拙

clumsy; stupid; slow-witted

笨重 • bèn zhòng • bulky / heavy • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bèn笨

zhòng重

bulky / heavy

很

bèn笨

zhuō拙

。

His movements are clumsy when he dances.

Bié别

zài再

shuō说

wǒ我

bèn笨

le了

，

wǒ我

zhǐ只

shì是

xū需

yào要

gèng更

duō多

shí时

jiān间

xué学

xí习

。

Stop saying I'm stupid; I just need more time to learn.

bié别

jiào叫

wǒ我

bèn笨

dàn蛋

，

wǒ我

zhǐ只

shì是

fǎn反

yìng应

màn慢

。

Don't call me a fool, I'm just slow to react.

Yú愚

bèn笨

de的

jué决

dìng定

wǎng往

wǎng往

dài带

lái来

huài坏

jié结

guǒ果

。

Foolish decisions often lead to bad outcomes.

zhè这

ge个

xiāng箱

zǐ子

tài太

bèn笨

zhòng重

le了

，

bān搬

bú不

dòng动

。

This box is too heavy and clumsy to move.

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