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笨
bèn
1. stupid
2. foolish
3. silly
4. slow-witted
5. clumsy
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

笨
bèn
stupid, foolish, dull, awkward
HSK 4 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

呆笨
dāibèn
dimwitted
笨伯
bènbó
fool
笨拙
bènzhuō
clumsy
HSK 6
笨瓜
bènguā
fool
笨蛋
bèndàn
fool
笨货
bènhuò
idiot
笨重
bènzhòng
heavy
笨鸡
bènjī
free-range chicken
粗笨
cūbèn
awkward
蠢笨
chǔnbèn
stupid
愚笨
yúbèn
stupid
拙笨
zhuōbèn
clumsy
笨人
bènrén
fool
大笨象
dàbènxiàng
(slang) elephant
心拙口笨
xīnzhuōkǒubèn
dull-witted and tongue-tied
笨嘴拙舌
bènzuǐzhuōshé
clumsy in speech
拙嘴笨舌
zhuōzuǐbènshé
lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker
笨嘴笨舌
bènzuǐbènshé
clumsy in speaking
笨手笨脚
bènshǒubènjiǎo
clumsy
笨鸟先飞
bènniǎoxiānfēi
lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
2,322
Word Frequency Rank
1,906 of 84,292

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