低人一等

dīrén-yìděng
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 cóngbù juéde zìjǐ dīrényìděng.
He has never felt himself to be inferior to anyone.
Zhèzhǒng 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