# 弊端 (bìduān)

In Mandarin Chinese, 弊端 (bìduān) means “malpractice; systemic flaw”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: malpractice; systemic flaw
- Pinyin: bìduān (bi4 duan1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 过度依赖电子产品会带来许多弊端。
  Guòdù yīlài diànzǐ chǎnpǐn huì dài lái xǔduō bìduān.
  Excessive reliance on electronic products brings many systemic flaws.

## Characters

- 弊 (bì): detriment; fraud
- [端](https://hanziro.com/word/duan-end/) (duān): end; tip

https://hanziro.com/word/bi-duan-malpractice/

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