高不成低不就 gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù

too proud for low posts, can't reach high ones

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one

Characters

Character Meaning
高 gāo HSK 1
high; tall; above average
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete
低 dī HSK 4
low; to lower (one's head); beneath
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
就 jiù HSK 2
at once; right away; as soon as