# 不屑 (bùxiè)

In Mandarin Chinese, 不屑 (bùxiè) means “to disdain to do; scornful; beneath one's dignity”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to disdain to do; scornful; beneath one's dignity
- Pinyin: bùxiè (bu4 xie4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他连解释都不屑于给他们。
  Tā lián jiěshì dōu bùxiè yú gěi tāmen.
  He didn't even deign to explain to them.

## Characters

- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [屑](https://hanziro.com/word/xie-crumbs/) (xiè): crumbs; bits

https://hanziro.com/word/bu-xie-disdain-do/

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