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Expressing something is "not worth doing" with 不屑 ("bu4xie4")

不屑 bùxiè

Verb
HSK 5

Structure

Subject + 不屑(于) + verb/verb phrase

Definition

表示认为不值得做，轻视，看不起。

To disdain, to think something is not worth doing, to despise.

Usage

常用于对某事或某人表示不屑一顾的态度，可接动词（常为“于”+动词）或名词。强调主观上的轻视，认为毫无价值或意义。

Often used to express a scornful or contemptuous attitude towards something or someone, can be followed by a verb (often with '于' + verb) or a noun. Emphasizes subjective disdain, considering something worthless or meaningless.

Examples

  • 1 她对那些流言蜚语不屑一顾。 (She disdains to pay attention to those rumors.)
  • 2 他自视甚高，不屑于做这种琐事。 (He thinks highly of himself and disdains to do such trivial things.)
  • 3 对于这种低劣的手段，我们不屑使用。 (We disdain to use such despicable methods.)
  • 4 他成绩优异，对作弊行为不屑为之。 (He has excellent grades and disdains to cheat.)
  • 5 这种肤浅的观点，我早已不屑争论。 (I've long disdained to argue about such shallow opinions.)

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