卑 bēi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
卑微
bēiwēi
humble; lowly; insignificant
Characters in this word
微 wēi
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 攵 to rap, to tap
Example phrases
- 他出身卑微，却从不把贫困当作逃避责任的理由。 Tā chūshēn bēiwēi, què cóng bù bǎ pínkùn dàng zuò táobì zérèn de lǐyóu. He came from a humble background, yet never used poverty as an excuse to avoid responsibility.
- 一个出身卑微的小职员，凭努力当上了经理。 Yí ge chūshēn bēiwēi de xiǎo zhíyuán, píng nǔlì dāng shàng le jīnglǐ. A lowly clerk from a humble background worked his way up to become a manager.
- 别觉得自己的工作卑微，每一份劳动都值得尊重。 Bié juéde zìjǐ de gōngzuò bēiwēi, měi yí fèn láodòng dōu zhíde zūnzhòng. Don't think your job is lowly; every kind of work deserves respect.
Related words
- 卑鄙 bēibǐ despicable; contemptible
- 自卑 zìbēi self-abased; to feel inferior
- 微笑 wēixiào to smile; smile
- 微信 wēixìn WeChat
- 稍微 shāowēi a little
- 微博 wēibó microblog
- 微小 wēixiǎo tiny
- 略微 lüèwēi slightly; somewhat
- 轻微 qīngwēi slight; minor; mild
- 微 wēi slightly; tiny; minute
- 微波炉 wēibōlú microwave oven
- 微不足道 wēibùzúdào negligible; insignificant