鄙
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bǐ · rustic, vulgar

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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阝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 鄙

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bǐWords pronounced bǐ
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Example sentences

Notice where 鄙 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 bǐ shì nàge xiǎo huǒ zǐ.他鄙视那个小伙子。

She scorned the boy.

Source: Tatoeba #604459 · 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
Wǒ bǐ shì nǐ.我鄙视你。

I despise you.

Source: Tatoeba #5067373 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā fǒu rèn bǐ shì le tā.他否认鄙视了她。

He denied he despised her.

Source: Tatoeba #8743585 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Lián tā de pú rén dōu bǐ shì tā連他的僕人都鄙視他

Even his servants despised him.

Source: Tatoeba #7300206 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 鄙 in context

  1. Say bǐ, then recall the core meaning: rustic, vulgar.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right 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 鄙 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.