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Character · AdjectiveTraditional褊

narrow-minded; petty

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

narrow-minded; petty; having a narrow outlook

literary

Mostly used in literary or formal classical contexts, often to criticize someone's character. It is an adjective derived from the original meaning of 'narrow'.

Cǐ此
rén人
yī一
xiàng向
xīn心
xiōng胸
biǎn褊
xiá狭
 ，
nán难
yǐ以
róng容
rén人
 。

This person has always been narrow-minded and difficult to get along with.

Biǎn褊
xīn心
zhī之
rén人
 ，
cháng常
yīn因
xiǎo小
shì事
ér而
jīn斤
jīn斤
jì计
jiào较
 。

A petty person often nitpicks over trivial matters.

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Bù不
kě可
yǒu有
biǎn褊
xiá狭
zhī之
jiàn见
 。

One should not hold a narrow-minded view.