鄙 (bǐ) — (bound form) vulgar, mean, base; (bound form) humble, my (self-deprecating before a noun like 人); (bound form) to despise, to scorn
Definition
A literary/bound morpheme with three distinct uses: it can mean 'vulgar, base' as a standalone adjective, form the common verb 鄙视 ('to despise'), or appear as 鄙人 ('your humble self') — a self-deprecating literary pronoun meaning 'I'.
bound form
(bound form) vulgarmeanbase(bound form) humblemy (self-deprecating before a noun like 人)(bound form) to despiseto scorn
Examples
- 。Tā zuò de shì tài bēi bǐ le.The things he did are too despicable.
- 。Dà jiā dōu bǐ shì zhè zhǒng bù wén míng de xíng wéi.Everyone despises this kind of uncivilized behavior.
- 。bǐ Rén rèn wéi zhè ge fāng àn hái xū yào gǎi jìn.I (humbly) think this plan still needs improvement.
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