bèn

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  • 1

    adj.stupid; dull; foolish; of poor understanding and memory

    • tā bèn tòu le

      He is as stupid as an ox.

    • zhè hái zi zhēn bèn xiě zuò wén yī zhí chū cuò

      孩子作文一直出错

      It is stupid of the child to make mistakes in his essays all the time.

    • rén men cháng shuō bèn niǎo xiān fēi

      人们

      As the saying goes, stupid birds fly first.

    antonym
  • 2

    adj.clumsy; awkward

    • wǒ de shǒu tài bèn le gàn bù liǎo zhè huó

      I'm all thumbs and no good for this.

    • bǎo luó zǒng shì bèi dàng chéng yī gè bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo de rén

      保罗总是当成

      Paolo was treated like swabber.

    • tā zǒng yīn wèi shǒu jiǎo bèn ér shòu xùn chì

      因为手脚训斥

      He is always being told off for being so awkward.

  • 3

    adj.cumbersome; bulky

    • bān dà xiāng zi dà guì zi zhè xiē bèn jiā jù xū yào zhǎo nián qīng rén

      箱子柜子这些家具需要年轻人

      Young people should be asked to move cumbersome furniture such as large suitcases and cupboards.

    • zhè bǎ chú tou tài bèn le

      锄头

      This is an awkward hoe.

    • chuáng tài bèn le bān bù dòng

      搬不动

      The bed is too cumbersome to move.

Words and phrases with 笨

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Chinese Characters with pinyin bèn

  • go straight towards; be busy running about
  • clumsy