卑
bēi
low
base; vulgar; inferior; humble
white (白) + ten (十) = something ranked low and base
The original form of 卑 depicted a hand holding a ladle or vessel low to the ground — a posture of serving and subservience. The 白 and 十 components reflect later structural shifts rather than clean semantic layers; the core image is one of lowered rank.
他说的那些话真的很卑鄙。
tā shuō de nà xiē huà zhēn de hěn bēi bǐ。
The things he said were really base and despicable.
用这种卑劣的手段去伤害别人是不对的。
yòng zhè zhǒng bēi liè de shǒu duàn qù shāng hài bié rén shì bù duì de。
It is wrong to hurt others using such vile and underhanded methods.
Words with 卑
阿尔卑斯
ā ěr bēi sī
alps (mountain range)
鲜卑
xiān bēi
Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples
鲜卑族
xiān bēi zú
Xianbei or Xianbi, historic ethnic group of northern nomads
自卑
zì bēi
to have low self-esteem
自卑心理
zì bēi xīn lǐ
sense of inferiority
自卑情绪
zì bēi qíng xù
inferiority complex
不亢不卑
bù kàng bù bēi
neither haughty nor humble
不卑不亢
bù bēi bù kàng
neither servile nor overbearing (idiom)
卑下
bēi xià
base
卑不足道
bēi bù zú dào
not worth mentioning
卑之，毋甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
卑之，无甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion