# 贬低 (biǎndī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 贬低 (biǎndī) means “to belittle; to disparage”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: to belittle; to disparage
- Pinyin: biǎndī (bian3 di1)
- Traditional: 貶低
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 不要总是贬低自己的努力。
  Búyào zǒngshì biǎndī zìjǐ de nǔlì.
  Do not always belittle your own efforts.

## Characters

- 贬 (biǎn): to diminish; to demote
- [低](https://hanziro.com/word/di-low/) (dī): low; to lower

https://hanziro.com/word/bian-di-belittle/

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