Writing
不愧 (bú kuì) — how to say "deservedly" in Chinese
不愧
Deservedly, worthy of
adverb
Character composition
不
not
愧
to feel ashamed
Radicals / Keys
心
Heart
#61 · xīn · 4 strokes
一
One
#1 · yī · 1 stroke
Collocations
不愧是专家
bú kuì shì zhuān jiā
indeed an expert
不愧为英雄
bú kuì wéi yīng xióng
deserve to be a hero
Examples
他工作非常努力，不愧是我们公司的优秀员工。
He works very hard and is truly worthy of being an excellent employee of our company.
他不愧是老师。
He is truly worthy of being a teacher.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "deservedly" in Chinese?
"deservedly" in Chinese is 不愧 (bú kuì).
不愧 meaning in English
不愧 (bú kuì) means "Deservedly, worthy of".
How is 不愧 pronounced?
It is pronounced bú kuì (written as bu kui, bukui). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "deservedly" in Chinese characters?
It is written 不愧: 不 has 4 strokes, 愧 has 12 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 不愧?
不愧 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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Grammar with 不愧
More HSK 6 words
不择
手段
手段
bù zé shǒu duàn
Unscrupulous, by any means necessary
不敢当
bù gǎn dāng
I don't deserve such praise
不由得
bù yóu de
Can't help but; involuntarily
不禁
bù jīn
Can't help but, involuntarily
不言
而喻
而喻
bù yán ér yù
Self-evident, goes without saying
与日
俱增
俱增
yǔ rì jù zēng
To increase day by day
专题
zhuān tí
Special topic
丙
bǐng
Third heavenly stem