不敢当 bùgǎndāng

1. Lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise^†
2. you flatter me^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 不敢当, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

不敢当 is written with 3 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

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What does 不敢当 mean in English?

不敢当 is pronounced bùgǎndāng and means Lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise, you flatter me †.

How do you pronounce 不敢当?

不敢当 is bùgǎndāng in pinyin — written bugandang without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 不敢当?

不敢当 is written with 3 characters: 不 (bù) No (not), 敢 (gǎn) Dare (courage), 当 (dāng / dàng) Should (facing - when - act as - equal); Appropriate (assume). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 不敢当 written in traditional Chinese?

不敢當. The simplified form 不敢当 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 不敢當 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced bùgǎndāng.

Is 不敢当 an HSK word?

Yes — 不敢当 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.