detriment

fraud; harm; defeat

tattered (敝) + two hands (廾) = harm and fraud

敝 means tattered or worn out, and 廾 represents two hands held up together. Something ragged passed between hands suggests cheating, damage, or underhanded dealings.

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Two hands held togetherSemantic
Worn outSemantic

这个方法有很多端,我们应该改进。

zhè ge fāng fǎ yǒu hěn duō bì duān, wǒ men yīng gāi gǎi jìn。

this method has many drawbacks; we should improve it.

任何事情都有利有,要认真考虑。

rèn hé shì qing dōu yǒu lì yǒu bì, yào rèn zhēn kǎo lǜ。

everything has both benefits and drawbacks; one must think carefully.

Words with 弊

防弊

fáng bì

anti-fraud

雕弊

diāo bì

variant of 凋敝[diao1 bi4]

作弊

zuò bì

to practice fraud

切中时弊

qiè zhòng shí bì

to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target

利弊

lì bì

pros and cons

宿弊

sù bì

long-standing abuse

弊案

bì àn

scandal

弊病

bì bìng

malady

弊端

bì duān

systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)

徇私舞弊

xùn sī wǔ bì

(idiom) to abuse one's position for personal gain

时弊

shí bì

ills of the day

有利有弊

yǒu lì yǒu bì

to have both advantages and disadvantages

More characters with 敝