低人一等

dīrényìděng
idiom #36,688

Meanings

  1. 1 to be lower in status (than others)
  2. 2 to feel inferior to others
  3. 3 second-class

Examples

Tā cóng bù juéde zìjǐ dīrényìděng.
He has never felt himself to be inferior to anyone.
Zhè zhǒng zhìdù ràng wàilái gōngrén dīrényìděng.
This system treats migrant workers as second-class.

Tips

usage
Common four-character set phrase, even though it isn't a classical chengyu. Often appears with 觉得 (juéde, 'to feel') or (kàn, 'to regard') — the structure is always 'X 低人一等' = 'X is/feels a notch below others.' Antonym: 高人一等 (gāorényìděng).

Stroke Order

rén
děng