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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 不耻下问

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不耻下问 bù chǐ xià wèn - not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 - 83,910 58,776

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
chǐ- (bound form) shame; humiliation; disgrace
xià- down
- downwards
- below
- lower
- later
- next (week etc)
- second (of two parts)
- to decline
- to go down
- to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
- measure word to show the frequency of an action
wèn- to ask; to inquire

Other Words Containing 不耻下问

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo