贬抑 biǎnyì to belittle Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 贬 貶 biǎn verb to disparage To criticize, censure, or give a low evaluation of someone or something; the opposite of 褒 bāo抑 yì nounverb to restrain (bound form) to restrain; to curb; to press down