辜負

gū fù

B2 Level 6
Transitive stative verb

辜負 (gū fù) is a Chinese word meaning “to fail to live up (to expectations)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 6 (CEFR B2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  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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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).