无愧于

無愧於

wúkuìyú

phrase #36,175

Meanings

1 to be worthy of
2 to feel no shame before
3 to deserve (a title or duty)

Characters

toward / before

Examples

他无愧于人民教师的称号。

Tā wúkuìyú rénmín jiàoshī de chēnghào.

He is truly worthy of the title 'people's teacher'.

做事只求无愧于心。

Zuòshì zhǐ qiú wúkuìyú xīn.

Act so that you have nothing to be ashamed of in your own heart.

Tips

grammar

无愧 (no shame) + 于 (toward / before). The 于 introduces the standard you're being measured against: 无愧于良心 (无愧于 + conscience), 无愧于祖国 (无愧于 + the motherland), 无愧于这个时代 (worthy of the age). The classic four-character form is 问心无愧 wènxīn-wúkuì.

Stroke Order

无 wú

愧 kuì

于 yú