zimai字脈
LookupMandarin · 繁體 · English
Mandarin–English · CC-CEDICTSources ↗
DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

自輕自賤

简 自轻自贱 · 繁 自輕自賤
Mandarin · pinyin zì qīng zì jiàn

Meanings

  1. to belittle oneself
  2. self-contempt
Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
輕
qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle
賤
Look up this written character
轻
qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle
贱
jiàn · mean, low; cheap, worthless
Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Entries containing 自輕自賤 ↗Words written with 自 ↗Words written with 輕 ↗Words written with 賤 ↗Words written with 轻 ↗Words written with 贱 ↗

Mandarin tones

4–1–4–4 · zi4 qing1 zi4 jian4

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

4character links
Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗
Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.
Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to belittle oneself; to demean oneself

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack