belittle; depreciate; disparage (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
貶低
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他的话语贬低了我的努力。 tā de huà yǔ biǎn dī le wǒ de nǔ lì. - His words belittled my efforts.
不要贬低别人的价值。 bù yào biǎn dī bié rén de jià zhí. - Don't belittle others' worth.
在教育中，我们不应该贬低学生的自尊心。 zài jiào yù zhōng, wǒ men bù yīng gāi biǎn dī xué shēng de zì zūn xīn. - In education, we should not undermine students' self-esteem.
领导的责任是激励人们，而不是贬低他们。 lǐng dǎo de zé rèn shì jī lì rén men, ér bù shì biǎn dī tā men. - The responsibility of leaders is to inspire people, not to belittle them.
这些评论无意贬低他的成就。 zhè xiē píng lùn wú yì biǎn dī tā de chéng jiù. - These comments did not intend to belittle his achievements.
Characters
低 dī - low | HSK 4
贬 biǎn - (lit.) to demote, to degrade; to belittle, to disparage |