20 Words for Stupid in Chinese | How to say Words & Phrases in Chinese

“笨蛋(bèn dàn)”: n. pumpkin head, silly person, a person who is stupid or foolish
“笨蛋(bèn dàn)”, literally means stupid egg, it is originally used to describe someone who has a low intelligence, but now is more used as a slang or a coarse word, or even a way to show intimacy when used in different contexts. Here are some examples helping you understand this word.

Examples as a slang or a coarse word

kàn
jiàn
ge
bèn
dàn
le
ma
?
Have you seen that silly fool?
zǒng
shì
fàn
cuò
,
zhēn
shì
ge
bèn
dàn
a
!
What a great fool I am, I always make mistakes.
bèi
piàn
le
,
,
jué
de
xiàng
ge
bèn
dàn
.
He felt like a fool when he realized that he had been deceived.

Examples of showing intimacy

Zuò
ge
hǎo
mèng
xiǎo
bèn
dàn
!
Have pleasant dreams, little silly.
Bié
fàn
shǎ
le
xiǎo
bèn
dàn
.
.
Mother said to me: “Don't be dumb, silly goose.”

20 Synonyms for”笨蛋(bèn dàn)”:

1.
傻蛋 [shǎ dàn]
 
idiot; stupid; silly
2.
傻帽 [shǎ mào]
 
sucker; stupid; idiot; fool
3.
傻瓜 [shǎ guā]
 
fool; simpleton; blockhead; flathead
4.
笨瓜 [bèn guā]
 
jughead; spoony; dummy
5.
糊涂蛋 [hú tu dàn]
 
dopey; loopy
6.
糊涂虫 [hú tu chóng]
 
blunderer; nitwit; muddle
7.
傻子 [shǎ zi]
 
fool; simpleton; blockhead
8.
呆子 [dāi zi]
 
simpleton; nerd
9.
白痴 [bái chī]
 
idiot; anoia
10.
蠢货 [chǔn huò]
 
berk; schlump
11.
蠢猪 [chǔn zhū]
 
idiot; stupid swine; ass
12.
笨猪 [bèn zhū]
 
silly pig; stupid pig
13.
猪头 [zhū tóu]
 
pig's head; dumbo
14.
没脑子 [méi nǎo zi]
 
brainles
15.
脑残 [nǎo cán]
 
brain-damaged
16.
半脑 [bàn nǎo]
 
half-wit
17.
脑子进水了 [nǎo zi jìn shuǐ le]
 
glue; head is filled with
18.
二货 [èr huò]
 
stupid fuck
19.
二屄 [èr bī]
 
stupid cunt
20.
傻屄 [shǎ bī]
 
stupid cunt

Expansion

Expansion

 
VS
xiǎo

“大(dà)”, as adj, it has 8 meanings.

1. (volume, area)big; large

chéng
shì
big city
shà
mansion

2. strong (wind, etc.); heavy (rain, etc.); loud

fēng
strong wind
heavy rain
shēng
loud

3. great; important

bèn
dàn
great fool
rén
great man
jiù
xīng
great savior

4. general; major; main

fǎn
gōng
general counteroffensive
gōng
major corporation
main road

5. (big, large) size

Xiàng
dòu
yàng
dà.
.
.
as big as a bean.
jiàn
chèn
chuān
穿
tài
.
.
The shirt is too large for me.

6. age

duō
?
?
How old are you?

7. eldest

lǎo
boss
elder brother.

8. emphasize time/holiday

bái
tiān
in broad daylight
nián
chū
first day of the lunar year

“大(dà)”, as adv, it has 2 meanings.

1. greatly; fully

chī
jīng
be greatly surprised
hǎo
shān
beautiful mountains and rivers

2. not very, not often, commonly used after “不(bù)”

hǎo
not very good
qīng
chǔ
not too clear

“小(xiǎo)” , as an adj, it has 4 meanings.

1. (volume, area, number, strength) small; little; minor

xiǎo
fáng
zi
small house
xiǎo
brook; creek
xiǎo
light rain
xiǎo
gōng
small company

2. little; young

xiǎo
bèn
dàn
little silly
xiǎo
niang
little girl
xiǎo
ér
zi
the youngest son

3. small size

Zhè
jiàn
wài
tào
chuān
穿
tài
xiǎo
le
.
This coat is too small for me.

4. parsimonious; stingy; niggardly; mean

xiǎo
guǐ
penny pincher; miser
xiǎo
xīn
yǎn
narrow-minded; petty