笨 bèn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 本 root, origin, source
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
笨重
bènzhòng
heavy and cumbersome; unwieldy
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Example phrases
- 那台老式设备虽然稳定，却笨重得无法适应移动检测的需求。 Nà tái lǎoshì shèbèi suīrán wěndìng, què bènzhòng de wúfǎ shìyìng yídòng jiǎncè de xūqiú. Although that old piece of equipment is stable, it is too cumbersome to meet the needs of mobile testing.
- 这个旧衣柜太笨重了，三个人才勉强抬得动。 Zhè ge jiù yīguì tài bènzhòng le, sān ge rén cái miǎnqiǎng tái de dòng. This old wardrobe is so heavy and bulky that it took three people to barely lift it.
- 冬天穿得太笨重，走起路来很不方便。 Dōngtiān chuān de tài bènzhòng, zǒu qǐ lù lái hěn bù fāngbiàn. Dressing in bulky clothes in winter makes walking very inconvenient.
Related words
- 笨 bèn stupid; clumsy
- 笨蛋 bèndàn fool; idiot
- 笨拙 bènzhuō clumsy; awkward
- 重 zhòng heavy; important
- 重要 zhòngyào important
- 重复 chóngfù to repeat
- 重新 chóngxīn again; from the start
- 重点 zhòngdiǎn main point; focus
- 重视 zhòngshì to value; to take seriously
- 重 chóng again; re-
- 重大 zhòngdà major; important
- 沉重 chénzhòng heavy