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Pīnyīn
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HSK
base / mean / contemptible / despicable
HSK 7-9
neither servile nor overbearing (idiom) / neither obsequious nor supercilious
superior and subordinate / social ranking
to have low self-esteem / to abase oneself
HSK 7-9
lowly / humble
base / mean / despicable
sordid and contemptible (idiom); vile and repulsive (esp. character or action)
to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning / bending and scraping to curry favor
(idiom) shameless; despicable; devoid of integrity
despicable and filthy / foul
mean and cowardly / abject
humble
British Columbia, province of Canada (loanword from "BC")
alps (mountain range)
lowly / mean and low
humble expression for generous gift
my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion / what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
Xianbei or Xianbi, historic ethnic group of northern nomads
Beinan or Peinan township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan
not worth mentioning
Bergen
Beinan or Peinan township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan
puyuma, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
to regard men as superior to women (idiom)
Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples
my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion / what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
(law) junior relatives; relatives of a younger generation such as children, grandchildren or nephews
sense of inferiority / inferiority complex
neither haughty nor humble / neither overbearing nor servile / neither supercilious nor obsequious
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low / base / vulgar / inferior / humble
humble expression for generous donation
humble / petty / crude
base / low
(idiom) to conduct oneself humbly; modest
to bow and scrape / to act servilely
inferiority complex
to be too petty or insignificant to mention / to not be worth mentioning (idiom)
sordid and contemptible (idiom); vile and repulsive (esp. character or action)


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