贱

Inexpensive in Chinese: 贱 (jiàn)

jiàn

inexpensive

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 賤1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1inexpensive
  2. 2lowly
  3. 3despicable
  4. 4(bound form) (humble) my

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贱

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄢˋ

jiàn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

贱

Simplified

賤

Traditional

Example sentences

See 贱 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他觉得自己出身低贱。

    tā jué de zì jǐ chū shēn dī jiàn。

    He feels his background is humble and lowly.

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Related words

健美

jiàn měi

healthy and beautiful

健壮

jiàn zhuàng

robust

溅

jiàn

to splash

鉴别

jiàn bié

to differentiate

鉴赏

jiàn shǎng

to appreciate (as a connoisseur)

鉴于

jiàn yú

in view of

姜

jiāng

ginger

僵

jiāng

rigid

僵化

jiāng huà

to become rigid

僵局

jiāng jú

impasse

讲解

jiǎng jiě

to explain

讲述

jiǎng shù

to talk about

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