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辜负

gū fù · gu fu

Traditional 辜負

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to fail to live up (to expectations)
  2. unworthy (of trust)
  3. to let down
  4. to betray (hopes)
  5. to disappoint
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A beautiful weekend

  1. Dengdeng

    周末(zhōumò)天气(tiānqì)这么(zhème)好(hǎo)，不能(bùnéng)辜负(gūfù)。

    The weather this weekend is so nice. We can't waste it.

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)爬山(páshān)吧(ba)。

    Right, let's go hiking.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)下午(xiàwǔ)可能(kěnéng)下雨(xiàyǔ)。

    But it might rain in the afternoon.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)更(gèng)要(yào)早点(zǎodiǎn)出发(chūfā)，别(bié)辜负(gūfù)这个(zhège)上午(shàngwǔ)！

    Then we should leave even earlier, so we don't waste this morning!

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)明天(míngtiān)早上(zǎoshang)六点(liùdiǎn)起(qǐ)得(de)来(lái)吗(ma)？

    Can you get up at six tomorrow morning?

  6. Liangliang

    起(qǐ)得(de)来(lái)！我(wǒ)定(dìng)了(le)五个(wǔgè)闹钟(nàozhōng)，不会(bùhuì)辜负(gūfù)它们(tāmen)的(de)。

    I can! I set five alarms. I won't let them down.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)没(méi)有(yǒu)辜(gū)负(fù)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)期(qī)望(wàng)。

She lived up to our expectations.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)这(zhè)样(yàng)做(zuò)，辜(gū)负(fù)了(le)朋(péng)友(yǒu)对(duì)你(nǐ)的(de)信(xìn)任(rèn)。

Doing this is to betray the trust of your friends.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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