不耻下问 meaning in English
not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
Meaning of 不耻下问
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
bùchǐxiàwèn
- not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
Stroke order for each character
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不 bù · no · 4 strokes
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耻 chǐ · shame · 10 strokes
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下 xià · down · 3 strokes
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问 wèn · to ask · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 不耻下问.
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 不用 | bùyòng | need not |
| 坐下 | zuò xia | to sit down |
| 下次 | xià cì | next time |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon; p.m. |
| 请问 | qǐngwèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 下班 | xiàbān | to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc) |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
Questions about 不耻下问
What does 不耻下问 mean?
不耻下问 (bùchǐ-xiàwèn) means "not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates".
How do you write 不耻下问?
不耻下问 is made of 4 characters: 不 (4 strokes), 耻 (10 strokes), 下 (3 strokes), 问 (6 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.
Is 不耻下问 an HSK word?
Yes. 不耻下问 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 不耻下问 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 不耻下问 is written 不恥下問.