Chinese Word: 卑 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

卑HSK 6

Pinyin: bēi

English Definition: low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble

Chinese Definition:
①低下，低劣：卑鄙。卑下。卑劣。卑微。卑怯。卑恭。地势卑湿。卑以自牧(保持谦虚的态度以提高自己的修养)。
②古同“俾”，使。
③亢尊。

Antonyms: 尊

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 十

Ideographic:A hand 又(altered) holding an empty shell 甲 (altered)

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 白 [ bái ] white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
- 十 [ shí ] ten, tenth; complete; perfect

Similar Characters: 荦皁

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自卑HSK 6	zì bēi	to have low self-esteem; to abase oneself
卑鄙HSK 6	bēi bǐ	base; mean; contemptible; despicable
卑劣	bēi liè	base; mean; despicable
鲜卑	xiān bēi	Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples
卑微	bēi wēi	lowly; humble

1		tā 他 zài 在 shàng si 上司 miàn qián 面前 gǎn dào 感到 zì bēi 自卑。 He abased himself before his superior.
2		tā 他 de 的 tǐ xíng 体型 kàn qǐ lai 看起来 hěn 很 zì xìn 自信， dàn 但 shí jì shàng 实际上 tā 他 hěn 很 zì bēi 自卑。 He looks confident with his body shape, but actually he's very insecure.
3		bù fen 部分 qīng shào nián 青少年 yīn 因 jí duān 极端 de 的 zì bēi 自卑 qíng xù 情绪 ér 而 chǎn shēng 产生 le 了 zì cán 自残 xíng wéi 行为。 Some teenagers engage in self-harm due to extreme feelings of inferiority.