不敢当 (bùgǎndāng) · you flatter me

不敢当 (bùgǎndāng) means “you flatter me; I don't deserve it”. It is written with 3 characters: 不 (not) + 敢 (to dare) + 当 (to be). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 不敢当 is built

The characters

不 bù · not

What 不 is made of

一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

敢 gǎn · to dare

What 敢 is made of

耳ěr — ear
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
  - 丿 — falling stroke

Origin hint: A hand with a stick 攵 striking a beast 耳 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

当 dāng · to be

What 当 is made of

⺌ — structural part
彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Example sentences

不敢当，我只是做了该做的事。Bùgǎndāng, wǒ zhǐshì zuò le gāi zuò de shì.You flatter me, I just did what I should.

您太客气了，真不敢当。Nín tài kèqi le, zhēn bùgǎndāng.You're too kind, I really don't deserve it.

Questions about 不敢当

What does 不敢当 mean?

不敢当 (bùgǎndāng) means “you flatter me; I don't deserve it”.

How do you pronounce 不敢当?

不敢当 is pronounced bùgǎndāng.

Which HSK level is 不敢当?

不敢当 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 不敢当 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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