鄙 (bǐ): rustic, low, base
鄙 (bǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “rustic.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 啚 (phonetic) and 阝 (semantic). It ranks #2424 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 鄙 village. Its radical form 阝 (mound) appears in many related characters such as 那 (nà, (specifier) that), 都 (dōu, all), 院 (yuàn, courtyard).
Definitions
- rustic
- low
- base
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卑鄙 | bēi bǐ | base |
| 鄙视 | bǐ shì | to despise |
| 鄙人 | bǐ rén | your humble servant |
| 粗鄙 | cū bǐ | vulgar |
| 可鄙 | kě bǐ | base |
| 鄙夷 | bǐ yí | to despise |
| 鄙弃 | bǐ qì | to disdain |
| 鄙陋 | bǐ lòu | superficial |
| 鄙见 | bǐ jiàn | (my) humble opinion |
| 边鄙 | biān bǐ | remote |
| 沥陈鄙见 | lì chén bǐ jiàn | to state one's humble opinion (idiom) |
| 鄙称 | bǐ chēng | derogatory term |
| 鄙视链 | bǐ shì liàn | a ranking of items in a particular category, with the most highly regarded on top (neologism c. 2012, coined by analo... |
| 卑鄙无耻 | bēi bǐ wú chǐ | (idiom) shameless |
| 鄙俗 | bǐ sú | vulgar |
鄙 appears in 25 compound words: 64 as the first character, 24 as the last, and 12 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 鄙 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
鄙字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。
bǐ zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
Though my name is difficult to write, its meaning is quite interesting.
祈锦鈅离婚突PO大肚片!痛批前夫卑鄙自私 当单亲妈妈心声全说了
qí jǐn 鈅 lí hūn tū P O dà dù piàn ! tòng pī qián fū bēi bǐ zì sī dāng dān qīn mā mā xīn shēng quán shuō le
我为你的卑鄙行径刚到羞耻。
Wǒ wèi nǐ de bēibǐ xíngjìng gāng dào xiūchǐ.
I am ashamed of your despicable deed.
他鄙视那个小伙子。
Tā bǐshì nàge xiǎohuǒzi.
She scorned the boy.
连他的仆人都鄙视他
Lián tā de púrén dōu bǐshì tā
Even his servants despised him.
他否认鄙视了她。
Tā fǒurèn bǐshì le tā.
He denied he despised her.
Character Family
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