不愧
bù kuì
Pinyin
Definition
不愧
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- to be worthy of
- to deserve to be called
- to prove oneself to be
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一不做,二不休
- 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
- 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
- 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
- 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
- 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
- 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
- 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
- 2 spotless
一字不提
- 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
- 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
- 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
- 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
Sample Sentences
真不愧是老板。
No wonder you get to be a boss.
看来你对政治还是很有研究的,不愧是当记者的啊。
It seems like you are quite well-versed in politics, it's no wonder you're a journalist.
哈哈哈,真是太生动了,不愧是段子手。
Ha ha ha, what a hoot! They are not called meme-makers for nothing.
太佩服你了。不愧是学习委员。我就照着你说的写!
I admire you a lot. You have proved to be a leader of studies. I will then write what you said!
是是是。不过我觉得韩寒迟早会写出有分量的东西的。我挺佩服这家伙的,赛车,写书,办杂志,样样都是天才。不愧是80后的佼佼者。
Right, right, right. However, I think Han Han will sooner or later write something of importance. I really admire that guy – racing cars, writing books, putting out magazines; he's talented in every way. He's worthy of being called the most outstanding person born in the 80's.
不错不错,普陀山不愧为四大佛山之首,香火超旺。
Not bad, not bad. Putuo Mountain really deserves to be the most important of the four Buddhist mountains. There were tons of people there lighting incense.
欢迎各位记者光临我们《孙悟空大战蜘蛛侠》的新片发布会现场。刚才呢,我们的女主角冰冰小姐已经演唱了这部电影的主题歌。啊,非常棒!不愧为当红的影、视、歌三栖明星。
I’d like to welcome all the journalists to our press conference for the new film, ‘The Monkey King Vs Spider-Man’. Just now our leading actress, Ms. Bingbing sang the film’s theme song. Wow, so great! She really deserves to be called a popular, film, television and song, or, 'triple' celebrity.
孔子不愧是大教育家呀!
Confucius really does deserve to be called the great educator!
得得得,赵老师,不愧是老前辈,没让我给绕进去。其实今天我们的话题就是“醋的妙用”。您平时有什么关于吃醋的小窍门吗?
Alright, Mr. Zhao. There's no denying you're an old hand at this. You didn't get taken in by me! Actually, our topic today is ``The Incredible Uses of Vinegar." What little tricks for eating vinegar do you use ordinarily?
咔!很好,这场戏就拍到这儿。给僵尸补妆。刘老师,演得真好!不愧是头号僵尸演员!
Cut! Great! That's a wrap for this scene. Repaint the zombie. Your acting was great, Mr. Liu! It's no exaggeration to say you're a first-rate zombie actor!