愚笨 (yú bèn) — foolish, stupid | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

adjective

foolishstupid

Examples

愚笨，。
Tā zuò shì hěn yú bèn, zǒng shì chū cuò.
He does things very foolishly and always makes mistakes.
，愚笨。
Bié yǐ wéi zì jǐ cōng ming, qí shí nǐ yě hěn yú bèn.
Don't think you're smart; in fact, you're also very stupid.
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Tā yú bèn dì chóng fù zhe tóng yí gè wèn tí.
He foolishly repeated the same question.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

愚yúfoolish

愚 and 笨 both describe a lack of sense, so 愚笨 means foolish or stupid, with clumsiness only secondary.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

禺心愚

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

禺

禺yú愚yú

Same sound today

愚 pairs 心 (heart) with 禺 for the sound; the heart part relates to the sense of foolishness.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

竹本笨

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

本

本běn笨bèn

Same sound today

笨 is made of 竹 and 本, where 本 gives the sound and 竹 is related to the meaning.

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