卑鄙 (bēi bǐ) — mean, contemptible, despicable

Definition

卑鄙 describes someone's character or actions as mean and morally despicable. It overlaps with 残忍 (cruelty in action) and 可恶 (hateful, arousing disgust) but focuses on the moral baseness of the person, not the act's violence or how irritating it feels.

adjective

meancontemptibledespicable

Examples

卑鄙。
Tā wèi le qián zuò le hěn duō bēi bǐ de shì.
He did many despicable things for money.
卑鄙。
Zhè zhǒng bēi bǐ de shǒu duàn ràng rén kàn bù qǐ.
This kind of mean tactic makes people look down on you.
卑鄙。
Wǒ méi xiǎng dào tā rén zhè me bēi bǐ.
I didn't expect him to be so contemptible.