笨

笨 in English

bèn adjective HSK4: stupid / foolish / silly / slow-witted / clumsy

How it used to be written

Small seal script

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

她过去参加派对，总是战战兢兢笨手笨脚的。

She is always afraid of being a klutz when going to parties.
我的兄弟是个笨蛋。

My brother is an idiot.
汤姆绝不是笨。他只是懒而已。

Tom's definitely not stupid. He's just lazy.
笨蛋！

Idiot!

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