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辜负

gū fù

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 辜負

What 辜负 means

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

The characters in 辜负

• 辜gūcrime; sin
• 负fùto bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on

Example sentences

• 她没有辜负我们的期望。
  Tā méiyǒu gūfù wǒmen de qīwàng.
  She lived up to our expectations.
• 对不起，是我辜负你了。
  I am sorry for disappointing you.
• 新老师辜负了这个班学生的期望。
  Xīn lǎoshī gūfù le zhège bān xuésheng de qīwàng.
  The new teacher was a disappointment to the class.
• 你这样做，辜负了朋友对你的信任。
  Nǐ zhèyàng zuò, gūfù le péngyou duì nǐ de xìnrèn.
  Doing this is to betray the trust of your friends.

Sounds the same

Read gū fù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 孤负variant of 辜负