不耻下问不恥下問 bù chǐ xià wèn — not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
bù (fourth tone, falling) chǐ (third tone, dipping) xià (fourth tone, falling) wèn (fourth tone, falling)bu4 chi3 xia4 wen4
Traditional: 不恥下問
not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standard
Meanings
not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
Character breakdown
Words containing 不
- 不bù (fourth tone, falling)not (negates verbs, adjectives and modal verbs)
- 不要bù (fourth tone, falling) yào (fourth tone, falling)don't!
- 不错不錯bù (fourth tone, falling) cuò (fourth tone, falling)correct
- 不同bù (fourth tone, falling) tóng (second tone, rising)different
- 不断不斷búduàn (second tone, rising)continuously, unceasingly
- 不过不過búguò (second tone, rising)but, however (a lighter contrast than 但是)
- 不如bùrú (fourth tone, falling)to be not as good as; had better
- 不再bù (fourth tone, falling) zài (fourth tone, falling)no more
- 不用bù (fourth tone, falling) yòng (fourth tone, falling)need not
- 不少bù (fourth tone, falling) shǎo (third tone, dipping)many
- 不但búdàn (second tone, rising)not only … (but also)
- 差不多chàbuduō (fourth tone, falling)about the same, close enough, not much different
- 不然bùrán (fourth tone, falling)otherwise, or else
- 不管bùguǎn (fourth tone, falling)no matter (what/how…), regardless of
- 不足bùzú (fourth tone, falling)insufficient, inadequate; a shortcoming
- 不够不夠bù (fourth tone, falling) gòu (fourth tone, falling)not enough
- 不行bù (fourth tone, falling) xíng (second tone, rising)won't do
- 不仅不僅bù (fourth tone, falling) jǐn (third tone, dipping)not only (this one)
Words containing 下
- 下xià (fourth tone, falling)under, below, beneath
- 一下yíxià (second tone, rising)a bit, for a moment (softening a request)
- 下来下來xià (fourth tone, falling) lai (neutral tone)to come down
- 下去xià (fourth tone, falling) qù (fourth tone, falling)to go down
- 下午xiàwǔ (fourth tone, falling)afternoon
- 停下tíng (second tone, rising) xià (fourth tone, falling)to stop
- 留下liú (second tone, rising) xià (fourth tone, falling)to leave behind
- 下面xià (fourth tone, falling) miàn (fourth tone, falling)below
- 剩下shèng (fourth tone, falling) xià (fourth tone, falling)to remain; to be left over
- 以下yǐ (third tone, dipping) xià (fourth tone, falling)that level or lower
- 放下fàng (fourth tone, falling) xià (fourth tone, falling)to lay down
- 下次xià (fourth tone, falling) cì (fourth tone, falling)next time
- 下降xià (fourth tone, falling) jiàng (fourth tone, falling)to decline
- 下雨xià (fourth tone, falling) yǔ (third tone, dipping)to rain
- 之下zhī (first tone, high and level) xià (fourth tone, falling)under
- 地下dì (fourth tone, falling) xià (fourth tone, falling)underground
- 接下来接下來jiē (first tone, high and level) xià (fourth tone, falling) lái (second tone, rising)to accept
- 下班xià (fourth tone, falling) bān (first tone, high and level)to finish work
Words containing 问
- 问题問題wèntí (fourth tone, falling)question
- 问問wèn (fourth tone, falling)to ask, to inquire
- 访问訪問fǎng (third tone, dipping) wèn (fourth tone, falling)to visit
- 询问詢問xún (second tone, rising) wèn (fourth tone, falling)to inquire
- 请问請問qǐng (third tone, dipping) wèn (fourth tone, falling)Excuse me, may I ask...?
- 顾问顧問gù (fourth tone, falling) wèn (fourth tone, falling)adviser
- 提问提問tí (second tone, rising) wèn (fourth tone, falling)to question
- 疑问疑問yí (second tone, rising) wèn (fourth tone, falling)question
- 问候問候wèn (fourth tone, falling) hòu (fourth tone, falling)to give one's respects
- 追问追問zhuī (first tone, high and level) wèn (fourth tone, falling)to question closely
- 质问質問zhì (fourth tone, falling) wèn (fourth tone, falling)to question
- 问卷問卷wèn (fourth tone, falling) juàn (fourth tone, falling)questionnaire
- 慰问慰問wèi (fourth tone, falling) wèn (fourth tone, falling)to express sympathy
- 学问學問xué (second tone, rising) wèn (fourth tone, falling)learning
- 过问過問guò (fourth tone, falling) wèn (fourth tone, falling)to show an interest in
- 问世問世wèn (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling)to be published
- 反问反問fǎn (third tone, dipping) wèn (fourth tone, falling)to ask (a question) in reply
- 问路問路wèn (fourth tone, falling) lù (fourth tone, falling)to ask for directions