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HSK 5

不敢当

不敢当 – A Humble Way to Decline a Compliment

Explanation

This is a humble expression used to decline others' compliments or overly formal invitations, similar to 'I don't deserve it' in English. A common structure is '某事 + 我真是不敢当' or simply using '不敢当' humbly. Example: When someone praises you, you can reply '不敢当，我只是做了我应该做的事情' (I don't deserve it, I just did what I should).

Examples

这样的奖励我真是不敢当。
zhèyàngdejiǎnglìwǒzhēnshìbùgǎndāng。
不敢当，我只是做了我应该做的事情。
bùgǎndāng，wǒzhǐshìzuòlewǒyīnggāizuòdeshìqíng。
您千万别这样说，我实在是不敢当。
nínqiānwànbiézhèyàngshuō，wǒshízàishìbùgǎndāng。

Learn “不敢当” effectively

The grammar point “不敢当” (不敢当 – A Humble Way to Decline a Compliment) is one of the key structures at HSK 5. To use it fluently, you need to understand the contexts where it's used and practice regularly.

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