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壞分子

简坏分子 · 繁壞分子

Mandarin · pinyin huài fèn zǐ

bad element; troublemaker

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壞: Look up this written character
分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
坏: huài · rotten, spoilt, bad, broken down

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4–4–3 · huai4 fen4 zi3

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waai6 fan6 zi2

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noun

(literal) bad element; evildoer
(historical) a category of oppressed people along with landlords, kulaks, counterrevolutionaries and rightists during the Cultural Revolution

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