腐败

腐敗

fǔbài

adjective/noun HSK 7-9 #6,668

Meanings

1 corrupt
2 corruption
3 rotten
4 decayed

Characters

rotten; decayed

to defeat; to decay

Examples

政府加大力度打击腐败。

Zhèngfǔ jiādà lìdù dǎjī fǔbài.

The government is intensifying its fight against corruption.

腐败的食物不能吃。

Fǔbài de shíwù bùnéng chī.

Rotten food cannot be eaten.

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