腐败

• Pinyin: fǔ bài
• Desglose de hanzi: 腐 = 广 + 肉 + 府 (putrid, rotten flesh); 败 = 贝 + 攴 (defeat, decay, fail)

Significado

corrupción; corrupto; putrefacción

Primarily used in the political and social sense of corruption, especially among officials. Also retains the literal sense of food or organic matter decomposing. Anti-corruption campaigns (反腐败) are a prominent topic in contemporary Chinese politics.

Ejemplos

1. 政府大力惩治腐败官员，向全社会传递了从严治党的强烈信号。
2. 这块猪肉因未及时冷藏，在高温下迅速腐败变质。
3. 腐败现象严重侵蚀了政府的公信力，引发了民众的强烈不满。

Guía de uso

Contexto: politics, social-commentary

Tono: critical

Correcto

• 反腐败斗争是党中央长期坚持的重要政治任务。(The anti-corruption struggle is an important political task that the Party Central Committee has long upheld.)
• 这名官员因受贿腐败被依法判处十五年有期徒刑。(This official was sentenced to fifteen years in prison for accepting bribes and corruption.)

Incorrecto

• 他的态度腐败 — 腐败 describes moral/political corruption or physical decay, not attitudes; use 消极 or 懒散 for negative attitudes

Origen e historia

腐 (rotten/putrid) + 败 (decay/fail/defeat)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal