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Expressing "to disdain doing" with 不屑 (bùxiè)
HSK 5Actions & Events
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Structure
Subject + 不屑 + Verb
Explanation
不屑 expresses that someone considers an action beneath them or not worth their effort. It conveys contempt or disdain toward doing something perceived as trivial or unworthy. The word often precedes a verb to indicate the subject's dismissive attitude.
Examples
他不屑回答这种无聊的问题。
tā bùxiè huídá zhè zhǒng wúliáo de wèntí.
He disdains answering such boring questions.
她不屑与那些人争论，转身就走了。
tā bùxiè yǔ nàxiē rén zhēnglùn, zhuǎnshēn jiù zǒu le.
She disdained arguing with those people and turned around and left.
他一向不屑做这种小事。
tā yīxiàng bùxiè zuò zhè zhǒng xiǎoshì.
He has always disdained doing such trivial things.