Chinese grammar:Basic sentence order

鄙（bǐ）

Origin:

“鄙”字原作“啚”。上面的方形表示人们的聚居地，下面的“ ”是仓廪。其本义是“边邑”。后多用于指“粗俗”、“轻视”。

The character “鄙” was originally written as “啚.” The upper square represents human settlements, and the lower “ ” referred to the granary. Its original meaning was “the border areas.” Later, it came to mean “vulgar” and “to despise.”

Meaning:

vulgar; to despise

Words:

鄙薄(bǐbó):shallow
鄙视(bǐshì): to disdain, to despise
鄙夷(bǐyí): to scorn
鄙人(bǐrén): oneself
卑鄙(bēi bǐ): despicable

Sentences:

1、Nǐ bù yīnggāi bǐshì rènhé rén.
你不应该鄙视任何人。

You shouldn’t despise anyone.

2、Tā yìliǎnbǐyí de kànzhe nàge qǐgài.
他一脸鄙夷地看着那个乞丐。

He looked at that beggar in a scornful way