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敝 (bì) combines the right-hand component 攵 (a hand holding a stick, indicating striking) with the left component 㡀 (a cloth dotted with specks of dust), depicting the action of beating a cloth until it becomes frayed and worn. This yields the core meaning of "worn-out, shabby, or ruined". By extension, it serves as a humble first-person modifier to self-deprecatingly describe one's own possessions or associations, as in 敝人 (bìrén, "my humble self").
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敝校有很多学生。
敝公司正在招聘。
请光临敝处参观。
他穿着敝衣出门。
敝人的意见仅供参考。
敝公司致力于环境保护。
尽管敝校设备陈旧，但教学质量很高。
在敝人看来，这项政策需要改进。
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