Chinese word dictionary

贬低

biǎndī · to belittle; to disparage; to play down; to demean; to degrade; to devalue

Practice word

Word information

Simplified贬低

Traditional貶低

Pinyinbiǎndī

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

贬biǎn

to devalue, to demote; to criticize, to censure

低dī

low; to lower, to hang; to bend, to bow

How to learn 贬低

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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低dī

low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline

low price

low temperature

to be lower than

to reduce; to lower; to bring down

低头dītóu

to bow the head; to yield; to give in