Meaning:

vulgar; to despise

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.”

Words:

   卑鄙    (bēi bǐ) : despicable

   鄙人    (bǐrén) : oneself

   鄙夷     (bǐyí) : to scorn

   鄙视    (bǐshì): to disdain, to despise

   鄙薄    (bǐbó) : shallow

Examples:

1. 他一脸鄙夷地看着那个乞丐。

    Tā yìliǎnbǐyí de kànzhe nàge qǐgài

    He looked at that beggar in a scornful way.

2. 你不应该鄙视任何人。

    Nǐ bù yīnggāi bǐshì rènhé rén.

    You shouldn’t despise anyone.