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敝
bì
1. my (polite)
2. poor
3. ruined
4. shabby
5. worn out
6. defeated
Uncommon • Top 26% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

敝
bì
to break, to destroy; ruined, tattered
11 丶

Compound Words (11)

凋敝
diāobì
impoverished
敝屣
bìxǐ
worn-out shoes
破敝
pòbì
shabby
雕敝
diāobì
variant of [[凋敝<diāobì>]]
民生凋敝
mínshēngdiāobì
the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment
敝帚千金
bìzhǒuqiānjīn
lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value
弃若敝屣
qìruòbìxǐ
to throw away like worn out shoes
敝帚自珍
bìzhǒuzìzhēn
to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own
视如敝屣
shìrúbìxǐ
to regard like a pair of worn-out shoes
敝屣尊荣
bìxǐzūnróng
to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)
弃之如敝屣
qìzhīrúbìxǐ
to toss away like a pair of worn-out shoes (idiom)

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,258
Word Frequency Rank
22,268 of 84,292

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