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卑微

bēi wēi

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

卑微 (bēi wēi) means "lowly; humble". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 卑微 means

1. lowly
2. humble

The characters in 卑微

• 卑bēilow; base; vulgar
• 微wēitiny; miniature; slightly

Example sentences

• 于是那欢快的小男孩们四处游荡，/ 如此喜悦地穿越山丘与山谷，/ 蔷薇的芬芳穿过荆棘丛 / 将随温柔的夏风飘散：/ 每个清晨，大自然含笑赐予，/ 那贫苦卑微的农夫也得一份，/ 云雀从草丛中振翅而上，/ 将悠扬的音符送向天际。
  Then the merry little boys they will ramble, / So gleesome, o’er mountain and dale, / Where the sweets of the rose through the bramble / Will be blown by the mild summer gale: / Then a share of Nature’s smiles each morning / To the poor humble peasant will be given. / While the lark from his covert he is soaring, / His musical notes to the heaven.

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