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不耻下问 (bù chǐ xià wèn) – not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates

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0 example sentences

Definitions

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

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不耻下问

Simplified

不恥下問

Traditional

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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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