不
耻
下
问

Not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates in Chinese: 不耻下问 (bù chǐ xià wèn)

bù chǐ xià wèn

not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 不恥下問1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates

Stroke order

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不
耻
下
问

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄔˇ

chǐ

ㄔ/ chˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄚˋ

xià

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄨㄣˋ

wèn

ㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

不耻下问

Simplified

不恥下問

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他很谦虚，遇事不耻下问。

    tā hěn qiān xū， yù shì bù chǐ xià wèn。

    He is humble and isn't ashamed to ask others for help.

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Related words

不

bù

no

下

xià

down

问

wèn

to ask

下午

xià wǔ

afternoon

下雨

xià yǔ

to rain

问题

wèn tí

question

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

访问

fǎng wèn

to visit

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

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