卑劣 (bēi liè) — despicable; mean; base

Definition

Examples

• 他那种卑劣的行为让所有人都很愤怒。
  Tā nà zhǒng bēi liè de xíng wéi ràng suǒ yǒu rén dōu hěn fèn nù.
  That kind of despicable behavior made everyone angry.
• 这种卑劣的手段在商业竞争中并不少见。
  Zhè zhǒng bēi liè de shǒu duàn zài shāng yè jìng zhēng zhōng bìng bù shǎo jiàn.
  This kind of base tactic is not uncommon in business competition.
• 我没想到他会做出如此卑劣的事情。
  Wǒ méi xiǎng dào tā huì zuò chū rú cǐ bēi liè de shì qing.
  I never expected him to do something so mean.

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