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受宠若惊

shòu chǒng ruò jīng

flattered by unexpected kindness

Character by character

受shòu
receive
宠chǒng
favour
若ruò
as if
惊jīng
startled

Example

老板亲自给我倒茶,我真有点受宠若惊。
The boss poured my tea himself — I was quite flattered.

Tone: neutral.

Usage and origin

Polite and self-deprecating, as in 真让我受宠若惊.

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