不肖
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

不肖

búxiào

(literary) unlike one's parents

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

(literary) unlike one's parents

02

degenerate

03

unworthy

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 不肖

What does 不肖 mean in Chinese?

不肖 (búxiào) means (literary) unlike one's parents.

How do you pronounce 不肖?

不肖 is pronounced búxiào.

Is 不肖 an HSK word?

不肖 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 不肖?

不肖 is used as a 形容词 (adjective) in Chinese.

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