Definition & Meaning

neither haughty nor humble

Word usage

bù bēi bù kàng

不 卑 不 亢

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neither haughty nor humble
- tā bù bēi bù kàng de jiē shòu le tā men de gōng hè
  她不卑不亢地接受了他们的恭贺。
  She accepted their congratulations with becoming modesty.
- bù bēi bù kàng de biǎo shù guān diǎn
  不卑不亢地表述观点
  demonstrate the point in a way neither servile nor overbearing
synonym
bù kàng bù bēi不亢不卑

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"亢" cannot be written as "抗".

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