不愧 búkuì▶ xứng đáng

Stroke order

不愧 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 不 — 4 strokes
• 愧 — 12 strokes

Senses

1. to be worthy of
2. to deserve to be called
3. to prove oneself to be

Related words

• 不免không thể tránh khỏi
• 不堪không thể chịu đựng
• 不妨thà rằng; cũng nên
• 不惜không tiếc; không ngần ngại
• 不料Bất ngờ, không ngờ
• 不时thỉnh thoảng

不愧 is pronounced búkuì and means “xứng đáng”. It is part of the HSK 6 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 不愧 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.