common
literary

Meaning of

敝 means worn-out; tattered; dilapidated; my; our; humble reference. Pronounced bì.

  • worn-out; tattered; dilapidated
  • my; our; humble reference
  • declining; decayed; dilapidated

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

chuān穿
zhe
jiàn
zài
biān
tǎo
 

He wore a tattered coat begging by the roadside.

Jīng
guò
shù
shí
nián
de
fēng
qīn
shí
 
zhè
zuò
lǎo
fáng
zi
jīng
bài
kān
 

After decades of wind and rain erosion, this old house has become dilapidated.

Zhè
chǎng
huǒ
ràng
yuán
běn
nào
de
shì
biàn
de
bài
 

The fire turned the originally bustling market into a ruin.

Zhè
jiàn
jīng
le
hǎo
 
hái
shì
shě
rēng
diào
 

This tattered coat has been mended several times, but he still refuses to throw it away.

de
jiù
xié
le
xié
 
zhǐ
hǎo
guāng
jiǎo
zǒu
 

The sole of his worn-out cloth shoes was worn through, so he had to walk barefoot.