贬低 biǎndī in a sentence
To belittle; to disparage; to play down; to demean; to degrade†
贬低 (biǎndī) means To belittle, to disparage, to play down †. 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
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.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 贬低
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.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 贬低
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How is 贬低 used in a sentence?
This page shows 2 sentences using 贬低 (biǎndī, "To belittle, to disparage, to play down, to demean †"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
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Is 贬低 an HSK word?
Yes — 贬低 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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