笨
bèn
foolish, stupid, dull; awkward
- Strokes
- 11
- Level
- HSK 4 · TOCFL Level 2
- Frequency
- No. 1,082
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What 笨 means
stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy
Pictophonetic: semantic ⺮ (bamboo), phonetic 本
Made of 本
Words with 笨
- 笨蛋bèn dàn(mild insult) fool; idiot; (playful) silly person
- 笨拙bèn zhuōclumsy; awkward; stupid
- 愚笨yú bènstupid; clumsy
- 笨手笨脚bèn shǒu bèn jiǎoclumsy; all thumbs
- 笨重bèn zhòngheavy; cumbersome; unwieldy; laborious; arduous
- 呆笨dāi bèndimwitted
- 嘴笨zuǐ bèninarticulate
- 大笨象dà bèn xiàng(slang) elephant
- 笨人bèn rénfool; stupid person
- 笨伯bèn bófool; dolt; clumsy oaf
- 笨货bèn huòidiot
- 笨鸡bèn jīfree-range chicken
笨 in a sentence
wǒ de xiōng dì shì gè bèn dàn 。
My brother is an idiot.
tā bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo de 。
He is awkward in his movements.
yú bèn de tóu nǎo shǐ tuǐ shòu kǔ 。
A foolish head makes for weary feet.
zhè ge xiāng zǐ tài bèn zhòng le wú fǎ xié dài 。
This box is too bulky to carry.
nǐ zhēn bèn qù jiē shòu tā de tí yì 。
It was foolish of you to accept his offer.