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不耻下问

bù chǐ xià wèn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 不恥下問

不耻下问 (bù chǐ xià wèn) means "not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 不耻下问 means

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

The characters in 不耻下问

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 耻chǐ(bound form) shame; humiliation; disgrace
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below
• 问wènto ask; to inquire

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