"Lowly" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 低下 | dī xià | low status / lowly / to lower (one's head) |   |
| 卑微 | bēi wēi | lowly / humble | |
| 下贱 | xià jiàn | humble / lowly / depraved / contemptible | |
| 卑贱 | bēi jiàn | lowly / mean and low | |
| 微贱 | wēi jiàn | humble / lowly | |
| 贱 |  jiàn | inexpensive / lowly / despicable / (bound form) (humble) my | |
| 孱 | chán | weak / feeble / lowly | |
| 鄙贱 | bǐ jiàn | lowly / despicable / to despise | |
| 低贱 | dī jiàn | lowly / humble / cheap / inexpensive | |
| 下流 | xià liú | lower course of a river / low-class / mean and lowly / vulgar / obscene | |
| 贵贱 | guì jiàn | noble and lowly / high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism | |
| 贫贱 | pín jiàn | poor and lowly | |
| 人微言轻 | rén wēi yán qīng | (idiom) what lowly people think counts for little | |
| 蒹葭倚玉树 | jiān jiā yǐ yù shù | lit. reeds leaning on a jade tree (idiom) / fig. the lowly associating with the noble / the weak seeking help from the strong | |
