时弊 (時弊)
shí bì
Pinyin

Definition

时弊 (時弊)
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shí bì
  1. ills of the day
  2. contemporary problems

Character Decomposition

Related Words (10)

作弊
zuò bì
  1. 1 to practice fraud
  2. 2 to cheat
  3. 3 to engage in corrupt practices
利弊
lì bì
  1. 1 pros and cons
  2. 2 merits and drawbacks
  3. 3 advantages and disadvantages
弊
bì
  1. 1 detriment
  2. 2 fraud
  3. 3 harm
  4. 4 defeat
弊端
bì duān
  1. 1 malpractice
  2. 2 abuse
  3. 3 corrupt practice
舞弊
wǔ bì
  1. 1 to engage in fraud

Idioms (6)

切中时弊
qiè zhòng shí bì
  1. 1 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
  2. 2 to hit the nub of the matter
徇私舞弊
xùn sī wǔ bì
  1. 1 to abuse one's position for personal gain (idiom)
权衡利弊
quán héng lì bì
  1. 1 to weigh the pros and cons (idiom)
百弊丛生
bǎi bì cóng shēng
  1. 1 All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
兴利除弊
xīng lì chú bì
  1. 1 to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)

Sample Sentences

比起小说，他的杂文要更犀利、刻毒一些。攻击时弊，更是一针见血。连毛主席都非常推崇鲁迅，说鲁迅是中国第一等的圣人，硬骨头的斗士。
bǐqǐ xiǎoshuō ，tā de záwén yào gēng xīlì 、kèdú yīxiē 。gōngjī shíbì ，gèng shì yīzhēnjiànxiě 。lián Máo Zhǔxí dōu fēicháng tuīchóng Lǔ Xùn ，shuō Lǔ Xùn shì Zhōngguó dì yī děng de shèngrén ，yìng gútou de dǒushì 。
Compared with his novels, his essays are a bit more sharp and incisive. His attacks on the evils of his time are even more spot-on. Even Chairman Mao really admired Lu Hsun. He said that Lu Hsun was a first-grade Chinese sage, a dauntless warrior!
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