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辜负

辜負
gū fù
HSK 6
to fail to live up (to expectations)
verb

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Example Sentences

我不想辜负你对我的期望。
wǒ bùxiǎng gūfù nǐ duì wǒde qīwàng 。
I don't want to let you down in terms of your expectations of me.
他辜负了朋友的信任。
tā gūfù le péngyǒu de xìnrèn 。
He betrayed his friend's trust.
我们必须努力，绝不能辜负这个机会。
wǒmen bìxū nǔlì ， jué bùnéng gūfù zhègè jīhuì 。
We must work hard and absolutely cannot disappoint this opportunity.

Words with similar meanings

失望shīwàng
to disappoint
This word focuses on the feeling of disappointment rather than the act of letting someone down, making it more emotionally oriented.
背叛bèipàn
to betray
This term emphasizes the act of betrayal, often with a stronger connotation of treachery compared to 辜负.

Words Ending With 负

抱负bào fù
aspiration; ambition
正负zhèng fù
positive and negative
胜负shèng fù
victory or defeat; the outcome of a battle

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辜gū · crime, sin›负fù · negative, load, loss, defeat, bear›

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