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卑微 (bēi wēi): Lowly (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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卑 • bēi • low, humble, inferior
bēi
卑
low, humble, inferior
微 • wēi • small, tiny, subtle • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
wēi
微
small, tiny, subtle
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 卑微.
Words with
卑
卑鄙
bēi bǐ
base; mean; contemptible
自卑
zì bēi
feel oneself inferior
卑劣
bēi liè
despicable; mean; base
卑贱
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bēi jiàn
lowly, humble, base
谦卑
qiān bēi
humble
不卑不亢
bù bēi bù kàng
neither servile nor overbearing
卑以自牧
bēi yǐ zì mù
To cultivate virtue through humility; to maintain a modest attitude in order to improve oneself.
Words with
微
稍微
shāo wēi
a little bit
微笑
wēi xiào
smile
微小
wēi xiǎo
tiny; minute; negligible
微观
wēi guān
microcosmic
微不足道
wēi bù zú dào
not worth mentioning; insignificant
无微不至
wú wēi bú zhì
lavish every care on; in every possible way; meticulously
微型
wēi xíng
Miniature / Micro-
微妙
wēi miào
Subtle / Exquisite
4.
How to Use 卑微 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
with
感到
gǎn
感
dào
到
bēi
卑
wēi
微
neutral
feel humble/inferior
Adjective + Noun
with
工作
bēi
卑
wēi
微
de
的
gōng
工
zuò
作
Subject + Predicate
with
身份
shēn
身
fèn
份
bēi
卑
wēi
微
Adverb + Verb
with
活着
bēi
卑
wēi
微
de
地
huó
活
zhe
着
5.
Example Sentences with 卑微
tā
他
jué
觉
de
得
zì
自
jǐ
己
hěn
很
bēi
卑
neutral
menial job
neutral
humble status
formal
Written
live humbly
wēi
微
。
He feels very humble.
tā
他
cóng
从
bù
不
yīn
因
zhí
职
wèi
位
bēi
卑
wēi
微
ér
而
fàng
放
qì
弃
duì
对
gōng
工
zuò
作
de
的
rè
热
chén
忱
。
He never gives up his passion for work because of his lowly position.
nán
难
dào
道
bēi
卑
wēi
微
de
的
chū
出
shēn
身
jiù
就
zhù
注
dìng
定
wú
无
fǎ
法
shí
实
xiàn
现
mèng
梦
xiǎng
想
ma
吗
？
Does a lowly background necessarily mean one cannot achieve their dreams?
zài
在
lì
历
shǐ
史
de
的
cháng
长
hé
河
zhōng
中
，
gè
个
tǐ
体
shēng
生
mìng
命
xiǎn
显
de
得
rú
如
cǐ
此
bēi
卑
wēi
微
ér
而
duǎn
短
zàn
暂
。
In the long river of history, individual life appears so lowly and fleeting.
bié
别
yòng
用
nà
那
me
么
bēi
卑
wēi
微
de
的
yǔ
语
qì
气
shuō
说
huà
话
，
zì
自
xìn
信
yì
一
diǎn
点
！
Don't speak in such a lowly tone; be more confident!
