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Pīnyīn
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to practice fraud / to cheat / to engage in corrupt practices
HSK 7-9
to engage in fraud
to have both advantages and disadvantages
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  *弊* | 弊* | *弊
detriment / fraud / harm / defeat
age-old (malpractice) / long established (corrupt practices) / deeply rooted (superstition)
ills of the day / contemporary problems
to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)
to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target / to hit the nub of the matter
pros and cons / merits and drawbacks / advantages and disadvantages
to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes
malpractice / long-running abuse
fraudulent practice
(idiom) to abuse one's position for personal gain
long-standing abuse / continuing fraud
to weigh the pros and cons (idiom)
variant of 凋敝
anti-fraud / anti-cheating / preventing wrongdoing
to have many advantages and no disadvantages
to strongly criticize the evils of the day
malpractice / abuse / corrupt practice


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