# 自卑 (zìbēi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 自卑 (zìbēi) means “to have low self-esteem”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to have low self-esteem
- Pinyin: zìbēi (zi4 bei1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 不要因为一时的失败而自卑。
  Bùyào yīnwèi yīshí de shībài ér zìbēi.
  Do not feel inferior because of a temporary failure.

## Characters

- [自](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-from/) (zì): from; since
- 卑 (bēi): low; base

https://hanziro.com/word/zi-bei-have-low-self/

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