bùkuì

不愧

Word · Adverb

truly worthy of; fully deserving

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

adverb

truly worthy of; fully deserving

formal

Often used to express high praise or confirmation that someone or something matches a given title or status, typically followed by 为 or 是.

Zhèng郑
chéng成
gōng功
bù不
kuì愧
wèi为
yī一
wèi位
mín民
zú族
yīng英
xióng雄
 。

Zheng Chenggong is truly worthy of being a national hero.

Zhè这
wèi位
huà画
jiā家
bù不
kuì愧
shì是
dāng当
dài代
guó国
huà画
dà大
shī师
 。

This painter is fully deserving of the title of contemporary Chinese painting master.

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Zhè这
jiā家
lǎo老
zì字
hào号
cān餐
tīng厅
bù不
kuì愧
wèi为
běn本
dì地
zuì最
shòu受
huān欢
yíng迎
de的
cān餐
guǎn馆
 。

This time-honored restaurant is truly worthy of being the most popular eatery in the local area.

Tā他
lián连
xù续
sān三
nián年
huò获
dé得
yī一
děng等
jiǎng奖
 ,
bù不
kuì愧
shì是
bān班
jí级
lǐ里
de的
xué学
bà霸
 。

He has won first place three years in a row, truly worthy of being the top student in the class.

Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
bù不
kuì愧
wèi为
jīn今
nián年
píng评
fēn分
zuì最
gāo高
de的
guó国
chǎn产
zuò作
pǐn品
 。

This film is truly worthy of being the highest-rated domestic production of the year.