卑
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bēi · humble, low, inferior

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8Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 卑

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bēiWords pronounced bēi
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Example sentences

Notice where 卑 sits in each complete thought.

Tā shì gè bēi bǐ xiǎo rén.他是个卑鄙小人。

He is a despicable person.

Source: Tatoeba #9961328 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zǒng shì hěn zì bēi.她总是很自卑。

She is always so unconfident.

Source: Tatoeba #9990195 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Guó wáng de bēi liè xíngwéi zhì shǐ rén men xiāng xìn tā zhǐshì gè gāi bèi tuī fān de bào jūn.国王的卑劣行为致使人们相信他只是个该被推翻的暴君。

The depravity of the king's deeds led the people to believe he was nothing more than a tyrant that needed to be overthrown.

Source: Tatoeba #503038 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nàge nán hái méi yǒu yīn wèi tā tóng xué de xiào ér qiān bēi.那个男孩没有因为他同学的笑而谦卑。

The boy was not humiliated by the laughter of his classmates.

Source: Tatoeba #1873139 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ wèi nǐ de bēi bǐ xíng jìng gǎn dào xiū chǐ.我为你的卑鄙行径感到羞耻。

I am ashamed of your despicable deed.

Source: Tatoeba #1998070 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ suī rán kǎo shì bù jí gé, dàn yě bú bì zì bēi.你雖然考試不及格,但也不必自卑。

You needn't be ashamed because you failed the exam.

Source: Tatoeba #371160 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 卑 in context

  1. Say bēi, then recall the core meaning: humble, low, inferior.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 卑鄙 (bēi bǐ), meaning “base”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 卑 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.