自 zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 自 — self
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
自卑
zìbēi
self-abased; to feel inferior
Characters in this word
卑 bēi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 长期被否定的孩子容易自卑，甚至不敢表达真实需求。 Chángqī bèi fǒudìng de háizi róngyì zìbēi, shènzhì bù gǎn biǎodá zhēnshí xūqiú. Children who are denied affirmation for a long time can easily feel inferior, and may even be afraid to express their real needs.
- 他因为个子矮而自卑，很少参加集体活动。 Tā yīnwèi gèzi ǎi ér zìbēi, hěn shǎo cānjiā jítǐ huódòng. He feels inferior because he is short and rarely joins group activities.
- 别自卑，你的中文说得比很多外国人都好。 Bié zìbēi, nǐ de Zhōngwén shuō de bǐ hěn duō wàiguórén dōu hǎo. Don't feel inferior — your Chinese is better than that of many foreigners.