fǔ bài

Traditional: 腐敗

HSK 7–9

腐败 (fǔ bài) is a Chinese word meaning “corruption; to corrupt; to rot”.

Meanings

  1. 1corruption
  2. 2to corrupt
  3. 3to rot
  4. 4rotten
Part of speech
adjective

Characters in 腐败

腐fǔ · decay败bài · to defeat

Related words

失败to be defeated打败to defeat失败者loser击败to defeat败to defeat腐烂to rot豆腐tofu腐蚀corrosion败类scum of a community挫败to thwart; to foil (sb's plans)腐朽rotten成败success or failure

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