不屑 (bù xiè) — to disdain to do something; to consider something beneath one's dignity
Definition
不屑 is 'to consider beneath one's dignity' — focuses on refusing to act because the act is too low for one's status. Stronger and more about self-image than 鄙视, which is straight contempt.
verb
to disdain to do somethingto consider something beneath one's dignity
Easily confused
Examples
- 不屑。Tā bù xiè huí dá zhè zhǒng wú liáo de wèn tí.He disdains to answer such boring questions.
- 。Tā duì nà ge tí yì bù xiè yí gù.She dismissed that proposal with disdain.
- 不屑。Wǒ bù xiè wèi le qián zuò zì jǐ bù xǐ huan de shì.I disdain to do things I don't like for money.
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