辜负

gū fù · gu fu

Traditional 辜負

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

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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