不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
不耻下问
bùchǐxiàwèn
not to feel ashamed to ask and learn from one’s inferiors
Characters in this word
耻 chǐ
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 耳 — ear
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 好老师不耻下问，常常向学生请教新知识。 Hǎo lǎoshī bùchǐ xiàwèn, chángcháng xiàng xuésheng qǐngjiào xīn zhīshi. A good teacher is not ashamed to ask questions of others and often asks students about new knowledge.
- 经理不耻下问，向刚入职的年轻人学习新软件。 Jīnglǐ bùchǐ xiàwèn, xiàng gāng rùzhí de niánqīng rén xuéxí xīn ruǎnjiàn. The manager is not too proud to ask, and learns the new software from a young newcomer.
- 他虽然是专家，却不耻下问，连小孩子的意见也认真听。 Tā suīrán shì zhuānjiā, què bùchǐ xiàwèn, lián xiǎoháizi de yìjiàn yě rènzhēn tīng. Although he is an expert, he is happy to learn from anyone and even listens carefully to children's opinions.