Chinese word

腐败

Pronunciation

Pinyinfǔ bài

Meaning

  • nouncorruption

Example

那个官员因为腐败被抓了。nà ge guān yuán yīn wèi fǔ bài bèi zhuā le

That official was arrested for corruption.

Illustration for 腐败 (corruption)

More examples

纪委已经采取措施遏制腐败。jì wěi yǐ jīng cái qǔ cuò shī è zhì fǔ bài

The discipline inspection commission has already taken measures to curb corruption.

Core concept

An institution's inner integrity is eaten away until its rules no longer serve the public fairly.

Common phrases

  • 遏制腐败è zhì fǔ bài

    curb corruption

  • 腐败治理fǔ bài zhì lǐ

    corruption control

  • 反腐败斗争fán fǔ bài dòu zhēng

    anti-corruption campaign

Similar words

贪污tān wū: Illegal use of public funds or organizational property for personal benefit.
贿赂huì lù: Money, goods, or another benefit given to secure improper help.
受贿shòu huì: Accepting money or other benefits in return for abusing official power.
行贿xíng huì: Giving money or other benefits to obtain improper help or an advantage.

Definition in Chinese

指在政府、企业或其他组织内部存在的贪污、以权谋私等不正现象，侵蚀公信力和制度运作。zhǐ zài zhèng fǔ qǐ yè huò qí tā zǔ zhī nèi bù cún zài de tān wū yǐ quán móu sī děng bú zhèng xiàn xiàng qīn shí gōng xìn lì hé zhì dù yùn zuò

Word origin

腐败 (fǔbài, "corruption") combines the ideas of rotting and ruin to describe moral or institutional decay rather than only physical damage.

Usage tips

  • News and public-affairs speech use this broad label for a pattern, whereas casual conversation often makes a situation clearer by naming the concrete behavior.

Other meanings

  • rotverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 反腐败fán fǔ bàifight against corruptionnoun
  • 腐败治理fǔ bài zhì lǐcorruption controlnoun

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