Tuìxiū hòu tā bùgānjìmò, yòu kāi le yī jiā xiǎo shūdiàn.
Unwilling to fade into retirement, he opened a small bookshop.
Tā cóngxiǎo bùgānjìmò, zǒngshì bān lǐ huódòng de fāqǐrén.
She's never liked being left out — even as a kid she always started the class activities.
Jǐ wèi lǎo yǎnyuán bùgānjìmò, chóngxīn dēngshàng le wǔtái.
A few veteran actors refused to stay in the wings and returned to the stage.