卑 bēi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
卑鄙
bēibǐ
despicable; contemptible
Characters in this word
鄙 bǐ
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 啚 mean, low 阝 place, town, city
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他利用别人的信任窃取资料，这种手段实在卑鄙。 Tā lìyòng biérén de xìnrèn qièqǔ zīliào, zhè zhǒng shǒuduàn shízài bēibǐ. He used someone else's trust to steal information; this method was truly despicable.
- 在背后说朋友坏话，这样做太卑鄙了。 Zài bèihòu shuō péngyou huàihuà, zhèyàng zuò tài bēibǐ le. Speaking ill of a friend behind their back is really despicable.
- 他用卑鄙的手段抢走了别人的工作机会。 Tā yòng bēibǐ de shǒuduàn qiǎng zǒu le biérén de gōngzuò jīhuì. He used despicable tricks to snatch away someone else's job opportunity.
Related words
- 卑微 bēiwēi humble; lowly; insignificant
- 自卑 zìbēi self-abased; to feel inferior
- 鄙视 bǐshì to despise; to look down on
- 恶 è evil; wicked; bad
- 残忍 cánrěn cruel; ruthless
- 丑恶 chǒu'è ugly; vile; evil
- 残酷 cánkù cruel; harsh
- 不屑 búxiè to disdain; to think something beneath oneself
- 放纵 fàngzòng to indulge; to give free rein to; unrestrained
- 不肖 búxiào unworthy; degenerate; not resembling one's worthy elders
- 放肆 fàngsì unrestrained; impudent; reckless
- 不正之风 búzhèngzhīfēng unhealthy practice; improper tendency