不甘后人

不甘後人

bùgānhòurén

idiom

Meanings

1 unwilling to lag behind others
2 not content to be outdone
3 determined to keep pace

Characters

willing; reconciled

Examples

在劳动中，大家你追我赶，谁也不甘后人。

Zài láodòng zhōng, dàjiā nǐ zhuī wǒ gǎn, shéi yě bù gān hòu rén.

At work, everyone races each other — no one is willing to lag behind.

她事事不甘后人，工作格外努力。

Tā shì shì bù gān hòu rén, gōngzuò géwài nǔlì.

She refuses to be outdone in anything and works exceptionally hard.

Tips

usage

甘 (gān) here means 'willing / resigned to.' The negative 不甘 (unwilling to accept) is a common idiom anchor: 不甘心 (unwilling), 不甘示弱 (unwilling to show weakness), 不甘寂寞 (unwilling to stay idle).

Stroke Order

不 bù

甘 gān

后 hòu

人 rén