时弊

時弊

shíbì

noun

Meanings

HSK 4

这篇文章批评了不少时弊。

Zhè piān wénzhāng pīpíng le bùshǎo shíbì.

This article criticizes quite a few of the ills of the day.

HSK 7-9

鲁迅的杂文常常直指时弊。

Lǔ Xùn de záwén chángcháng zhízhǐ shíbì.

Lu Xun's essays often strike straight at the ills of his time.

usage

Formal, used of essays, satire and commentary. The set phrases are 针砭时弊 'to criticize the ills of the day' and 切中时弊 'to hit right at current ills'.

时 shí

弊 bì