Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “bei” becomes a different word in each tone. 卑 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 卑鄙bēi bǐbase; mean; contemptible; despicable
  • 自卑zì bēito have low self-esteem; to abase oneself
  • 卑下bēi xiàbase; low
  • 卑微bēi wēilowly; humble
  • 尊卑zūn bēisuperior and subordinate; social ranking

Example Sentence

我们不应该看不起那些职位卑微的人。Wǒ men bù yīng gāi kàn bu qǐ nà xiē zhí wèi bēi wēi de rén.We should not look down on those in humble positions.

我们Wǒ menwenot应该yīng gāishould看不起kàn bu qǐto look down upon那些nà xiēthose职位zhí wèiposition卑微bēi wēilowlydeofrénperson