biǎn​yì

to belittle

  • created sense approved 贬抑/貶抑 · biǎn​yì · to belittle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    贬抑 / 貶抑

    biǎn​yì

    to belittle

    to disparage, demean, or give a negative evaluation of someone or something

    贬 (literal) → 贬/貶 · biǎn · to disparage 抑 (literal) → 抑 · yì · to restrain

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 贬抑/貶抑 · biǎn​yì · to humble oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    贬抑 / 貶抑

    biǎn​yì

    to humble oneself

    (literary) to restrain or lower one's own status or reputation out of modesty or as a form of self-reproach

    贬 (literal) → 贬/貶 · biǎn · to disparage 抑 (literal) → 抑 · yì · to restrain

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense