卑
bēi
Pinyin

Definition

卑
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bēi
  1. low
  2. base
  3. vulgar
  4. inferior
  5. humble

Character Decomposition

Related Words (17)

卑微
bēi wēi
  1. 1 lowly
  2. 2 humble
自卑
zì bēi
  1. 1 feeling inferior
  2. 2 self-abased
不卑不亢
bù bēi bù kàng
  1. 1 neither servile nor overbearing (idiom)
  2. 2 neither obsequious nor supercilious
卑劣
bēi liè
  1. 1 base
  2. 2 mean
  3. 3 despicable
卑贱
bēi jiàn
  1. 1 lowly
  2. 2 mean and low
卑鄙
bēi bǐ
  1. 1 base
  2. 2 mean
  3. 3 contemptible
  4. 4 despicable
谦卑
qiān bēi
  1. 1 humble
阿尔卑斯
Ā ěr bēi sī
  1. 1 Alps (mountain range)
卑
bēi
  1. 1 low
  2. 2 base
  3. 3 vulgar
  4. 4 inferior
  5. 5 humble
卑下
bēi xià
  1. 1 base
  2. 2 low
卑污
bēi wū
  1. 1 despicable and filthy
  2. 2 foul
卑尔根
Bēi ěr gēn
  1. 1 Bergen
卑诗
Bēi Shī
  1. 1 British Columbia, province of Canada (loanword from "BC")
卑躬屈膝
bēi gōng qū xī
  1. 1 to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
  2. 2 bending and scraping to curry favor
尊卑
zūn bēi
  1. 1 superior and subordinate
  2. 2 social ranking
男尊女卑
nán zūn nu:3 bēi
  1. 1 to regard men as superior to women (idiom)
鲜卑
Xiān bēi
  1. 1 Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples

Idioms (8)

不卑不亢
bù bēi bù kàng
  1. 1 neither servile nor overbearing (idiom)
  2. 2 neither obsequious nor supercilious
卑之，毋甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
  1. 1 my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
  2. 2 what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
卑之，无甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
  1. 1 my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
  2. 2 what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
卑卑不足道
bēi bēi bù zú dào
  1. 1 to be too petty or insignificant to mention
  2. 2 to not be worth mentioning (idiom)
卑躬屈膝
bēi gōng qū xī
  1. 1 to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
  2. 2 bending and scraping to curry favor
卑鄙龌龊
bēi bǐ wò chuò
  1. 1 sordid and contemptible (idiom); vile and repulsive (esp. character or action)
卑陋龌龊
bēi lòu wò chuò
  1. 1 sordid and contemptible (idiom); vile and repulsive (esp. character or action)
男尊女卑
nán zūn nu:3 bēi
  1. 1 to regard men as superior to women (idiom)

Sample Sentences

利而诱之，乱而取之，实而备之，强而避之，怒而挠之，卑而骄之，佚而劳之，亲而离之。
lì ér yòu zhī ，luàn ér qǔ zhī ，shí ér bèi zhī ，qiáng ér bì zhī ，nù ér náo zhī ，bēi ér jiāo zhī ，yì ér láo zhī ，qīn ér lí zhī 。
To use benefits to gain an advantage; to take advantage of a messy situation; to be well prepared; withdraw or avoid confrontation in the face of a strong opponent; when the enemy is angry make him more angry; to be humble when the enemy is proud; provoke the enemy to tire the enemy out; arouse misunderstandings or problems within the enemy team
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为我好？说到卑鄙，如果你说自己是第二名，没人敢说自己是第一名！
wèi wǒ hǎo ？shuō dào bēibì ，rúguǒ nǐ shuō zìjǐ shì dì èr míng ，méi rén gǎnshuō zìjǐ shì dì yī míng ！
For my own good? Talk about despicable! If you say you're in second place, no one dares say they're ranked in first place.
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真不知道这种人是极度自恋还是过度自卑。
zhēn bù zhīdào zhèzhǒng rén shì jídùzìliàn háishì guòdù zìbēi 。
I really don't know if this kind of guy is a complete narcissist or has an inferiority complex.
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哎，你不接受姐弟恋就算了！别把别人想得那么卑鄙！
āi ，nǐ bù jiēshòu jiědìliàn jiù suànle ！bié bǎ biérén xiǎng de nàme bēibǐ ！
Hey, if you can't deal with “older woman” relationships then forget it! Don't think of other people with such disdain.
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够了！够了！我不要听！你一直都在利用我。你真卑鄙！我再也不想见到你了！你别再来找我！
gòu le ！gòu le ！wǒ bùyào tīng ！nǐ yīzhí dōu zài lìyòng wǒ 。nǐ zhēn bēibì ！wǒ zài yě bù xiǎng jiàndào nǐ le ！nǐ bié zài lái zhǎo wǒ ！
Enough! Enough! I don't want to hear it! You have just been using me. You are really despicable. I don't ever want to see you again! Don't ever come looking for me again!
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