贬低

贬低 biǎndī

To belittle; to disparage; to play down; to demean; to degrade^†

贬低 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體貶低 biandi

What 贬低 means

To belittle^†
to disparage^†
to play down^†
to demean^†
to degrade^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 贬低, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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贬低 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

贬

biǎn

Demote (reduce - depreciate - diminish)

低

dī

Low (droop)

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How to write 贬低

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贬低 in a sentence

不要为了抬高自己而贬低别人。

Bú yào wèile táigāo zìjǐ ér biǎndī biéren.

Don't belittle others in order to raise yourself up.

他总是贬低自己的成绩，其实做得很好。

Tā zǒngshì biǎndī zìjǐ de chéngjì, qíshí zuò de hěn hǎo.

He always plays down his own achievements, though he has done very well.

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Questions about 贬低

What does 贬低 mean in English?

贬低 is pronounced biǎndī and means To belittle, to disparage, to play down, to demean †. The dictionary lists 5 senses in total, all shown on this page.

How do you pronounce 贬低?

贬低 is biǎndī in pinyin — written biandi without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 贬低?

贬低 is written with 2 characters: 贬 (biǎn) Demote (reduce - depreciate - diminish), 低 (dī) Low (droop). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 贬低 written in traditional Chinese?

貶低. The simplified form 贬低 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 貶低 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced biǎndī.

Is 贬低 an HSK word?

Yes — 贬低 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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边境 biānjìng 边缘 biānyuán 编织 biānzhī 鞭策 biāncè 贬义 biǎnyì 扁 biǎn 变故 biàn'gù 变迁 biànqiān

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