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不耻下问

bùchǐ-xiàwèn

Traditional: 不恥下問

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

HSK 7–9
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Meaning of 不耻下问 in English

bùchǐ-xiàwènHSK 7–9Syllabus #5722
  1. not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates

Characters

不 on its own →
bù · no; not so

HSK words with 不

不HSK 1不要HSK 1不客气HSK 1对不起HSK 1不错HSK 2不好意思HSK 2不但HSK 3不见HSK 3不用HSK 3不同HSK 3
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HSK words with 耻

耻辱HSK 7–9耻笑HSK 7–9可耻HSK 7–9无耻HSK 7–9羞耻HSK 7–9
下 on its own →
xià · measure word to show the frequency of an

HSK words with 下

下HSK 1下雨HSK 1下班HSK 1下课HSK 1下午HSK 1一下HSK 1下来HSK 2下面HSK 2下去HSK 2以下HSK 3
问 on its own →
wèn · to ask; to inquire

HSK words with 问

问HSK 1请问HSK 1问题HSK 1访问HSK 5提问HSK 5问卷HSK 5询问HSK 5疑问HSK 5顾问HSK 6学问HSK 6

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences