贱 - jiàn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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贱 (賤)

jiàn

Definition

cheap
inexpensive
low-priced
lowly
humble
low-down
base
despicable

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

溅

jiàn

to splash

Related words (20)

贱人

jiàn rén

lowlife; bitch; slut; cheap person

my wife (humble)

to sell cheaply; sacrifice; low price; discount sale

despicable

social stratum below the level of ordinary people; untouchable; dalit (India caste)

contemptuous term

bitch; slut

miserable wretch; contemptible individual

下贱

xià jiàn

humble; lowly; depraved; contemptible

lowly; mean and low

humble; lowly

base; worthless

morally loose, lewd and low, lascivious and mean; wanton

poor and lowly

noble and lowly; high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism

鄙贱

bǐ jiàn

lowly; despicable; to despise

大贱卖

dà jiàn mài

to sell at a big discount

slut; tramp (old)

orders weightier than life

贫贱不能移

pín jiàn bù néng yí

not shaken by poverty; to preserve one's ambitions although destitute

Idioms (3)

亲疏贵贱

qīn shū guì jiàn

close and distant, rich and poor (idiom); everyone; all possible relations

贵古贱今

guì gǔ jiàn jīn

to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)

贵远贱近

guì yuǎn jiàn jìn

to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)

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