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不甘后人 — “Unwilling to be outdone”

不甘后人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “unwilling to be outdone”. Refusing to fall behind others; determined to excel. Literally, “not content to be behind others”.

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不甘后人 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 不bù
  • 甘gān
  • 后hòu
  • 人rén

不甘后人 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
不
bù4not
甘
gān5sweet, willing, beneficial
后
hòu6after, behind, empress
人
rén2human being, person

Example Sentence with 不甘后人

他在学习上总是积极努力,凡事都力求做到最好,不甘后人
He is always diligent and proactive in his studies, striving for the best in everything, unwilling to be outdone.

Idioms Related to 不甘后人

Synonyms of 不甘后人

  • bù不gān甘shì示ruò弱unwilling to show weakness
  • zhēng争xiān先kǒng恐hòu后vie to be first, fear to lag
  • lì力zhēng争shàng上yóu游strive for the best

Antonyms of 不甘后人

  • zì自bào暴zì自qì弃to abandon oneself to despair
  • suí随bō波zhú逐liú流to go with the flow

More idioms starting with 不

  • bù不yī一ér而zú足numerous and varied, impossible to list all
  • bù不sān三bù不sì四improper or disreputable
  • bù不shàng上bù不xià下stuck in an awkward position
  • bù不shàng上bù不luò落in an awkward or embarrassing situation
  • bù不shì世zhī之yè业unparalleled achievements
  • bù不shì世zhī之chóu仇unrivaled enmity
  • bù不shì世zhī之gōng功unparalleled achievement
  • bù不shì世zhī之lüè略unparalleled strategy
  • bù不sàng丧bǐ匕chàng鬯peace and order, rituals undisturbed
  • bù不fēng丰bù不jiǎn俭neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不fēng丰bù不shā杀neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不wèi为wǔ五dǒu斗mǐ米zhé折yāo腰Refuse to compromise integrity for meager gain

Questions about 不甘后人

What does 不甘后人 mean?
不甘后人 (bù gān hòu rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “unwilling to be outdone”.
How do you pronounce 不甘后人?
不甘后人 is pronounced bù gān hòu rén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 不甘后人 literally mean?
Literally, 不甘后人 means “not content to be behind others”. It is used to mean “unwilling to be outdone”.
What is the Chinese definition of 不甘后人?
不甘心落在别人后面。
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