不才

bùcái

adjective #76,687

Meanings

HSK 3

在下不才，愿意试试。

Zàixià bùcái, yuànyì shìshi.

I'm not much, but I'm willing to give it a try.

HSK 7-9

本人不才，承蒙大家信任，担任这次会议的主持人。

Běnrén bùcái, chéngméng dàjiā xìnrèn, dānrèn zhè cì huìyì de zhǔchírén.

Unworthy as I am, I have the trust of all of you and will chair this meeting.

A self-deprecating way of saying 我 from old polite speech, like 在下. Today it sounds formal, or playful when used among friends.

不 bù

才 cái