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不屑

HSK 7-9

búxiè

to disdain; not deign to

Alternative translations

  • cela ne vaut pas la peine de

Explanation

to think sth not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's dignity

Examples

他不屑于做这种小事。

tā bù xiè yú zuò zhè zhǒng xiǎo shì

He does not deign to do such small things

她不屑与他们争执。

tā bù xiè yǔ tāmen zhēng zhí

She does not deign to argue with them