卑鄙 (bēi bǐ): Base (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

bēi卑

low, humble, inferior

bǐ鄙

lowly, rustic, despise

4.

How to Use 卑鄙 in Sentences

Noun + Adjectivewith手段

shǒu手

duàn段

bēi卑

bǐ鄙

neutral

despicable means

Adjective + Nounwith小人

bēi卑

bǐ鄙

xiǎo小

rén人

Idiomwith无耻

bēi卑

bǐ鄙

wú无

chǐ耻

Adverb + Adjectivewith极其

jí极

qí其

bēi卑

bǐ鄙

5.

Example Sentences with 卑鄙

tā他

wèi为

le了

shēng升

zhí职

，

jìng竟

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How to Use 卑鄙 in Sentences

Noun + Adjectivewith手段

shǒu手

duàn段

bēi卑

bǐ鄙

neutral

despicable means

Adjective + Nounwith小人

bēi卑

bǐ鄙

xiǎo小

rén人

Idiomwith无耻

bēi卑

bǐ鄙

wú无

chǐ耻

Adverb + Adjectivewith极其

jí极

qí其

bēi卑

bǐ鄙

5.

Example Sentences with 卑鄙

tā他

wèi为

le了

shēng升

zhí职

，

jìng竟

neutral

despicable person

formal

despicable and shameless

formal

extremely despicable

rán然

duì对

tóng同

shì事

shǐ使

yòng用

rú如

cǐ此

bēi卑

bǐ鄙

de的

shǒu手

duàn段

。

In order to get a promotion, he actually used such despicable means against his colleagues.

zhè这

zhǒng种

tōng通

guò过

qiè窃

qǔ取

shāng商

yè业

jī机

mì密

lái来

jìng竞

zhēng争

de的

xíng行

wéi为

，

wú无

yí疑

shì是

bēi卑

bǐ鄙

de的

。

This act of competing by stealing trade secrets is undoubtedly contemptible.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bú不

rèn认

wéi为

zài在

bèi背

hòu后

dǐ诋

huǐ毁

tā他

rén人

shì是

jí极

qí其

bēi卑

bǐ鄙

de的

ma吗

？

Don't you think it's extremely mean to slander others behind their backs?

wǒ我

cóng从

wèi未

xiǎng想

guò过

tā他

huì会

zuò做

chū出

rú如

cǐ此

bēi卑

bǐ鄙

de的

shì事

qíng情

，

zhè这

ràng让

wǒ我

fēi非

cháng常

shī失

wàng望

。

I never thought he would do such a base thing; it makes me very disappointed.

jìn尽

guǎn管

tā他

biǎo表

miàn面

shàng上

bīn彬

yǒu有

lǐ礼

，

dàn但

qí其

nèi内

xīn心

què却

yǐn隐

cáng藏

zhe着

bēi卑

bǐ鄙

de的

yì意

tú图

。

Although he appears polite on the surface, his heart harbors contemptible intentions.

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 卑鄙.

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lowly, humble, base

谦卑qiān bēihumble

不卑不亢bù bēi bù kàngneither servile nor overbearing

卑以自牧bēi yǐ zì mùTo cultivate virtue through humility; to maintain a modest attitude in order to improve oneself.

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