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作弊

zuòbì

to cheat

A student secretly peeks at a hidden paper at a desk
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Characters in this word

作 zuò

Strokes
7
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 乍 first time, for the first time, suddenly
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 作

弊 bì

Strokes
14
Radical
廾 — two hands
Made of
敝 to break, to destroy 廾 two hands
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 弊

Example phrases

  • 如果考试作弊被默许,评价体系的公信力就会迅速崩塌。 Rúguǒ kǎoshì zuòbì bèi mòxǔ, píngjià tǐxì de gōngxìnlì jiù huì xùnsù bēngtā. If cheating in exams is tacitly allowed, the credibility of the evaluation system will quickly collapse.
  • 考试作弊会被取消成绩,甚至受到处分。 Kǎoshì zuòbì huì bèi qǔxiāo chéngjì, shènzhì shòudào chǔfèn. Cheating in exams will get your results cancelled and may even lead to disciplinary punishment.
  • 哪怕只是一次小小的作弊,也会毁掉别人对你的信任。 Nǎpà zhǐshì yí cì xiǎoxiǎo de zuòbì, yě huì huǐdiào biérén duì nǐ de xìnrèn. Even a single small act of cheating can destroy other people's trust in you.

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