HSK 5 grammar · pattern
不敢当
不敢当 — you flatter me
Pattern
( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
不敢当 is a set modest reply used when someone praises or thanks you or treats you with special courtesy: "you flatter me / I don't deserve it / you're too kind." It politely declines the honor.
Examples
“您是这方面的专家。”“不敢当，我只是比较感兴趣。”
“Nín shì zhè fāngmiàn de zhuānjiā.” “Bùgǎndāng, wǒ zhǐshì bǐjiào gǎn xìngqù.”
“You're an expert in this.” “You flatter me — I'm just quite interested in it.”
大家这么客气，真是不敢当。
Dàjiā zhème kèqi, zhēnshi bùgǎndāng.
You're all so kind — I really don't deserve it.
Related
See it in a story
In the app, 不敢当 is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.