腐败

fǔ bài · fu bai

Traditional 腐敗

Meaning

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  1. corruption
  2. to corrupt
  3. to rot
  4. rotten

In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)块(kuài)肉(ròu)已(yǐ)经(jīng)腐(fǔ)败(bài),不(bù)能(néng)再(zài)吃(chī)了(le)。

That piece of meat has already rotted and can't be eaten anymore.

02

天(tiān)气(qì)太(tài)热(rè),水(shuǐ)果(guǒ)放(fàng)两(liǎng)天(tiān)就(jiù)会(huì)腐(fǔ)败(bài)。

The weather is too hot, so the fruit will rot after being left out for two days.

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