Tuìxiū hòu tā bùgān-jìmò, yòu kāi le yì jiā xiǎo shūdiàn.
Unwilling to fade into retirement, he opened a small bookshop.
Tā cóngxiǎo bùgān-jìmò, 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 bùgān-jìmò, chóngxīn dēng shàng le wǔtái.
A few veteran actors refused to stay in the wings and returned to the stage.