be worthy of; deserve to be called; prove oneself to be (adv.)
HSK 6
Traditional
不愧 (unaltered)
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Examples
他不愧是个好老师，学生们都很喜欢他。 tā bù kuì shì gè hǎo lǎo shī, xué shēng men dōu hěn xǐ huān tā. - He is indeed a good teacher; all the students like him.
她不愧为一名出色的歌手，演出非常成功。 tā bù kuì wéi yī míng chū sè de gē shǒu, yǎn chū fēi cháng chéng gōng. - She truly is an excellent singer; the performance was very successful.
这次比赛他不愧拿到了冠军。 zhè cì bǐ sài tā bù kuì ná dào le guàn jūn. - He deservedly won the championship this time.
不愧是你，这道题你也解出来了。 bù kuì shì nǐ, zhè dào tí nǐ yě jiě chū lái le. - No wonder it’s you; you solved this problem as well.
她不愧是个优秀的领导者，解决了很多问题。 tā bù kuì shì gè yōu xiù de lǐng dǎo zhě, jiě jué le hěn duō wèn tí. - She is indeed an outstanding leader, solving many problems.
Characters
不 bù - not; no (negation) | HSK 1
愧 kuì - ashamed |