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不妨

bùfáng

might as well; there is no harm in

A friend gestures another toward an open red door
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Characters in this word

不 bù

Strokes
4
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

妨 fáng

Strokes
7
Radical
女 — woman, girl
Made of
女 woman, girl 方 square, rectangle
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 妨

Example phrases

  • 既然双方都缺乏互信,不妨先从技术层面的合作开始。 Jìrán shuāngfāng dōu quēfá hùxìn, bùfáng xiān cóng jìshù céngmiàn de hézuò kāishǐ. Since both sides lack mutual trust, they might as well begin with technical-level cooperation.
  • 你要是不确定,不妨先问问老师。 Nǐ yàoshi bú quèdìng, bùfáng xiān wènwen lǎoshī. If you are not sure, you might as well ask the teacher first.
  • 天气这么好,我们不妨出去走一走。 Tiānqì zhème hǎo, wǒmen bùfáng chūqù zǒu yi zǒu. The weather is so nice that we might as well go out for a walk.

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