不憤不啟 bù fèn bù qǐ

not teach until student eager and thinking

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
憤 fèn
anger; indignant; resentment
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
啟 qǐ
to start; to open; to initiate