自卑

自卑 zìbēi in a sentence

To have low self-esteem; to abase oneself†

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

自卑 (zìbēi) means To have low self-esteem, to abase oneself †. Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

他小时候有点 自卑 。

Tā xiǎoshíhou yǒudiǎn zìbēi.

He felt somewhat inferior as a child.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 自卑

没必要为这点小事 自卑 。

Méi bìyào wèi zhè diǎn xiǎoshì zìbēi.

There is no need to feel inferior over such a small thing.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 自卑

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How is 自卑 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 自卑 (zìbēi, "To have low self-esteem, to abase oneself †"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 自卑 an HSK word?

Yes — 自卑 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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