not ashamed to ask one's inferiors
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates/inferiors
formalPraiseworthy attitude of humility and eagerness to learn, regardless of the source's status. Usually used in formal or literary contexts to describe a person of virtue.
Shēn身
wéi为
jiào教
shòu授
，
tā他
què却
néng能
zuò做
dào到
bù不
chǐ耻
xià下
wèn问
，
jīng经
cháng常
xiàng向
nián年
qīng轻
xué学
sheng生
qǐng请
jiào教
zuì最
xīn新
de的
jì技
shù术
。
Despite being a professor, he is not ashamed to ask his younger students about the latest technologies.
Zhēn真
zhèng正
yǒu有
xué学
wen问
de的
rén人
，
wǎng往
wǎng往
yǒu有
bù不
chǐ耻
xià下
wèn问
de的
jīng精
shén神
。
Truly knowledgeable people often possess the spirit of not being ashamed to learn from their inferiors.
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Zài在
xué学
xí习
wài外
yǔ语
shí时
，
bù不
chǐ耻
xià下
wèn问
shì是
kuài快
sù速
jìn进
bù步
de的
guān关
jiàn键
。
When learning a foreign language, not being ashamed to ask those less proficient is key to rapid progress.