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腐朽 (fǔ xiǔ): Rotten (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

腐朽 consists of 2 characters.

rotten, decayed, spoiled

rotten, decayed

How to Use 腐朽 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 腐朽 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith木头

fǔ腐

xiǔ朽

de的

mù木

tou头

neutral

rotten wood

Verb + Objectwith反对

fǎn反

duì对

fǔ腐

xiǔ朽

Adjective + Complementwith不堪

fǔ腐

xiǔ朽

bù不

kān堪

Subject + Predicatewith思想

sī思

xiǎng想

fǔ腐

xiǔ朽

Example Sentences with 腐朽

zhè这

kuài块

mù木

tou头

fǔ腐

xiǔ朽

le了

formal

oppose decadence

formal

Written

utterly decadent

formal

decadent ideology

。

This piece of wood is rotten.

zhè这

xiē些

gǔ古

lǎo老

de的

mù木

diāo雕

yīn因

cháo潮

shī湿

ér而

biàn变

de得

fǔ腐

xiǔ朽

bù不

kān堪

。

These ancient wood carvings have become utterly decayed due to the dampness.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bù不

jué觉

de得

zhè这

zhǒng种

guān官

liáo僚

zuò作

fēng风

yǐ已

jīng经

fǔ腐

xiǔ朽

tòu透

dǐng顶

le了

ma吗

？

Don't you think this kind of bureaucratic style is utterly rotten?

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nà那

zuò座

lǎo老

fáng房

zi子

de的

zhù柱

zi子

yǐ已

jīng经

fǔ腐

xiǔ朽

，

xū需

yào要

xiū修

lǐ理

。

The pillars of that old house have decayed and need repair.

tā他

jiān坚

jué决

fǎn反

duì对

rèn任

hé何

fǔ腐

xiǔ朽

huā花

yuán园

lǐ里

nà那

jié截

fǔ腐

xiǔ朽

de的

shù树

zhè这

zhǒng种

fǔ腐

xiǔ朽

de的

sī思

xiǎng想

zǔ阻

ài碍

jǐn尽

guǎn管

wài外

biǎo表

guāng光

xiān鲜

，

dàn但

qí其

nèi

de的

jià价

zhí值

guān观

qīn侵

shí蚀

nián年

qīng轻

yí一

dài代

。

He firmly opposes any decayed values from corrupting the younger generation.

gàn干

，

fǎn反

ér而

chéng成

le了

kūn昆

chóng虫

de的

lè乐

yuán园

。

That section of decayed tree trunk in the garden has instead become an insect paradise.

le了

shè社

huì会

de的

jìn进

bù步

。

This kind of decadent thinking hinders social progress.

内

bù部

de的

guǎn管

lǐ理

tǐ体

xì系

zǎo早

yǐ已

fǔ腐

xiǔ朽

。

Despite its glossy appearance, its internal management system has long been rotten.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 腐朽.

Words with 腐

腐化fǔ huà
腐烂fǔ làn
腐蚀fǔ shí
腐败fǔ bài
豆腐dòu fu
迂腐yū fǔ