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弊端

bì duān

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

弊端 (bì duān) means "systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 弊端 means

1. systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)

The characters in 弊端

• 弊bìdetriment; fraud; harm
• 端duān(bound form) tip; end; extremity; (bound form) aspect; facet; (bound form) upright; proper

Where 弊端 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · bì (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read bì duān correctly.
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