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腐败 (fǔ bài): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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腐败 (fǔ bài): Rotten (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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腐败 consists of 2 characters.

rotten, decayed, spoiled

to defeat, to fail, to decay

How to Use 腐败 in Sentences

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

Noun + Noun

fǔ腐

bài败

wèn问

tí题

neutral

corruption problem

fǔ腐

bài败

fèn分

zǐ子

formalWritten

Adverb + Verbwith严重

yán严

zhòng重

fǔ腐

bài败

Verb + Objectwith打击

dǎ打

jī击

fǔ腐

bài败

Adjective + Nounwith政治

zhèng政

zhì治

fǔ腐

bài败

Example Sentences with 腐败

zhè这

ge个

píng苹

guǒ果

fǔ腐

bài败

le了

corrupt element

neutral

serious corruption

formal

combat corruption

formal

political corruption

。

This apple is rotten.

zhè这

kē棵

shù树

de的

shù树

gàn干

yǐ已

jīng经

fǔ腐

bài败

le了

，

fēi非

cháng常

wēi危

xiǎn险

。

The trunk of this tree has already decayed, which is very dangerous.

zhè这

dòng栋

lǎo老

fáng房

zi子

de的

mù木

zhì质

jié结

gòu构

yǐ已

jīng经

yán严

zhòng重

fǔ腐

bài败

，

jí急

xū需

xiū修

shàn缮

。

The wooden structure of this old house has severely decayed and urgently needs repair.

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guó国

jì际

shè社

huì会

hū呼

yù吁

gāi该

guó国

cǎi采

qǔ取

yǒu有

xiào效

cuò措

shī施

，

è遏

zhì制

xì系

tǒng统

xìng性

fǔ腐

bài败

。

The international community calls on the country to take effective measures to curb systemic corruption.

zhèng政

fǔ府

guān官

yuán员

de的

fǔ腐

bài败

xíng行

wéi为

nán难

dào道

wǒ我

men们

bú不

yīng应

gāi该

duì对

rèn任

hé

tā他

jiān坚

jué决

fǒu否

rèn认

zì自

jǐ己

yǔ与

nà那

qǐ

fǔ腐

bài败

wèn问

tí题

yán严

zhòng重

yǐng影

xiǎng响

le了

jǐn尽

guǎn管

diào调

chá查

shēn深

rù入

，

dàn但

fǔ腐

bài

shòu受

dào到

le了

yán严

lì厉

chéng惩

fá罚

。

The corrupt behavior of government officials was severely punished.

何

xíng形

shì式

de的

fǔ腐

bài败

xíng行

wéi为

líng零

róng容

rěn忍

ma吗

？

Shouldn't we adopt a zero-tolerance policy towards any form of corrupt behavior?

起

fǔ腐

bài败

chǒu丑

wén闻

yǒu有

rèn任

hé何

guān关

lián联

。

He firmly denied having any connection with that corruption scandal.

shè社

huì会

de的

gōng公

píng平

yǔ与

zhèng正

yì义

。

Corruption has seriously affected social fairness and justice.

败

wǎng网

luò络

pán盘

gēn根

cuò错

jié节

，

nán难

yǐ以

gēn根

chú除

。

Despite in-depth investigations, the corruption network is deeply entrenched and difficult to eradicate.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 腐败.

Words with 腐

腐化fǔ huà
腐朽fǔ xiǔ
腐烂fǔ làn
腐蚀fǔ shí
豆腐dòu fu
迂腐yū fǔ

Words with 败

失败shī bàiHSK 4
击败jī bài
打败dǎ bài
挫败cuò bài
败坏bài huài