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笨蛋 (bèn dàn): (mild insult) fool; idiot; (playful) silly person

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: (mild insult) fool; idiot; (playful) silly person
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

(mild insult) fool
idiot
(playful) silly person

Chinese explanation

用来骂人不够聪明、做事糊涂的人，语气比较轻，有时带玩笑或亲昵的意味，多用于熟人之间。

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Character breakdown

HSK 4

stupid

egg

Example sentences

Ignore him; he just called me an idiot, but actually I just didn't hear the question clearly.

You little dummy, you left the keys in the door again; remember to take them out next time.

The boss angrily called his subordinate an idiot, but later found out it was a computer system problem.

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