bù chǐ xià wèn

Traditional: 不恥下問

HSK 7–9

不耻下问 (bù chǐ xià wèn) is a Chinese word meaning “not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 不耻下问

不bù · no; not so耻chǐ · (bound form) shame; humiliation; disgrace下xià · down问wèn · to ask; to inquire

Related words

不no; not so下down问题question一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)不过only不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon问to ask; to inquire不错correct下来to come down不能cannot下去to go down

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