不敢當

bù gǎn dāng

B1 Level 5
Stative verb

不敢當 (bù gǎn dāng) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise
  2. you flatter me

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Example

您過獎了,我實在不敢當。

You flatter me; I really don't deserve such praise.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).