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


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