Chinese Word: 笨 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

笨HSK 4

Pinyin: bèn

English Definition: stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy

Chinese Definition:
①不聪明：笨人。笨拙。笨伯(ａ．傻瓜，愚蠢的人；b．肥大的人)。愚笨。
②不灵巧：嘴笨。笨口拙舌。笨鸟先飞。
③粗重，费力气的：笨重。笨活。粗笨。
④蠢傻愚巧灵。

Antonyms: 灵

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 竹

Pictophonetic:本 indicates the sound; ⺮ (bamboo) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⺮ [ zhú ] bamboo; flute
- 本 [ běn ] root, origin, source; basis

Similar Characters: 笇

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1		zhè 这 dà 大 guì zi 柜子 tài bèn 太笨 le 了。 This cabinet is too large and clumsy.
2		fù qīn 父亲 shuō 说 wǒ 我 shì 是 gè 个 bèn 笨 hái zi 孩子， bù 不 tài cōng míng 太聪明。 My father said I was a stupid child and not very smart.
3		tā 他 hěn 很 bèn 笨， méi 没 néng 能 yòng 用 jiǎn dān 简单 de 的 yǔ yán 语言 xiàng 向 hái zi men 孩子们 jiě shì 解释 wèn tí 问题。 He was so stupid that he couldn't explain the problem in simple language to the children.