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笨 bèn

stupid

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 4
Radical
⺮
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 本 ⿱⺮本

Memory hint: bamboo

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  1. 我觉得自己有点笨。
    Wǒ juéde zìjǐ yǒudiǎn bèn.
    I feel like I'm a bit stupid.
    I feel self a-bit stupid
  2. 你觉得他真的很笨吗？
    Nǐ juéde tā zhēnde hěn bèn ma?
    Do you think he's really that stupid?
    you think he really very stupid (question)
  3. 别说自己笨，多练习就好了。
    Bié shuō zìjǐ bèn, duō liànxí jiù hǎo le.
    Don't say you're stupid, just practice more.
    don't say self stupid, more practice then good (particle)
  4. 这个方法一点也不笨。
    Zhège fāngfǎ yìdiǎn yě bù bèn.
    This method isn't stupid at all.
    this method a-bit also not stupid
  5. 小时候，他动作很笨拙。
    Xiǎoshíhou, tā dòngzuò hěn bènzhuō.
    When he was little, his movements were very clumsy.
    childhood, he movements very clumsy

Words with 笨 (2)