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不敢高攀 — Chinese Idiom

不敢高攀 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel unworthy or too humble to associate with someone of significantly higher social status, wealth, or influence; to dare not aspire to friendship or a relationship with a person of a superior position”.

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不敢高攀 Pronunciation and Pinyin

不敢高攀 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
不
bù4not
敢
gǎn12to dare or be bold
高
gāo10high, tall, elevated
攀
pān19climb; connect with

Example Sentence with 不敢高攀

她虽然很欣赏那位著名的艺术家,但总觉得彼此背景相差太大,所以不敢高攀。
Although she greatly admired the famous artist, she always felt their backgrounds were too different, so she dared not aspire to his acquaintance.

Idioms Related to 不敢高攀

Synonyms of 不敢高攀

  • gāo高pān攀bù不shàng上unable to associate with higher status people

Antonyms of 不敢高攀

  • bā巴gāo高wàng望shàng上aspire to climb social ladder
  • pān攀lóng龙fù附fèng凤curry favor with the powerful

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

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What does 不敢高攀 mean?

不敢高攀 (bù gǎn gāo pān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel unworthy or too humble to associate with someone of significantly higher social status, wealth, or influence; to dare not aspire to friendship or a relationship with a person of a superior position”.

How do you pronounce 不敢高攀?

不敢高攀 is pronounced bù gǎn gāo pān in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 不敢高攀?

不敢跟社会地位比自己高的人交朋友或结亲戚。

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