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HSK
to practice fraud / to cheat / to engage in corrupt practices
HSK 7-9
malady / evil / malpractice / drawback / disadvantage
HSK 7-9
systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)
HSK 7-9
malpractice / abuse / corrupt practice
pros and cons / merits and drawbacks / advantages and disadvantages
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
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detriment / fraud / harm / defeat
age-old (malpractice) / long established (corrupt practices) / deeply rooted (superstition)
ills of the day / contemporary problems
to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target / to hit the nub of the matter
to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes
All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
malpractice / long-running abuse
fraudulent practice
(idiom) to abuse one's position for personal gain
long-standing abuse / continuing fraud
to engage in fraud
to weigh the pros and cons (idiom)
variant of 凋敝
anti-fraud / anti-cheating / preventing wrongdoing
scandal
to have both advantages and disadvantages
to have many advantages and no disadvantages
to strongly criticize the evils of the day
to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)


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