腐败

腐敗

fǔbài

adjective HSK 7-9 #6,668

Meanings

1 corrupt
2 corruption
3 rotten
4 decayed

Characters

rotten; decayed

to defeat; to decay

Examples

HSK 2

腐败的食物不能吃。

Fǔbài de shíwù bùnéng chī.

Rotten food cannot be eaten.

HSK 7-9

政府加大力度打击腐败。

Zhèngfǔ jiādà lìdù dǎjī fǔbài.

The government is intensifying its fight against corruption.

Tips

usage

腐败 is most commonly used for political or institutional corruption (反腐败 = anti-corruption). It can also mean physically rotten/decayed, but 腐烂 is more common for that meaning.

Stroke Order

腐 fǔ

败 bài