腐朽

fǔxiǔ

adjective HSK 7-9 #13,370

Meanings

1 rotten
2 decayed
3 decadent
4 obsolete

Characters

rotten; decayed

decayed; rotten (of wood)

Examples

那棵腐朽的老树倒了。

Nà kē fǔxiǔ de lǎo shù dǎo le.

That rotten old tree fell down.

腐朽的制度必须改革。

Fǔxiǔ de zhìdù bìxū gǎigé.

A decadent system must be reformed.

Tips

usage

腐朽 describes something that has decayed over time. It is used for both physical decay (wood, structures) and figurative decay (systems, ideologies, cultures).

Stroke Order

腐 fǔ

朽 xiǔ