辜负
Old HSK 6
辜负 (gūfù) · to let down
辜负 (gūfù) means “to let down; to fail to live up to”. It is written with 2 characters: 辜 (crime) + 负 (load). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 辜负 is built
The characters
辜 gū · crime
What 辜 is made of
- 古gǔ — old
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 辛xīn — bitter
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 立lì — to stand
负 fù · load
What 负 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A person 人 carrying a lot of money 贝 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我不会辜负你的信任。Wǒ búhuì gūfù nǐ de xìnrèn.I won't let your trust down.
他没有辜负父母的希望。Tā méiyǒu gūfù fùmǔ de xīwàng.He lived up to his parents' hopes.
Questions about 辜负
What does 辜负 mean?
辜负 (gūfù) means “to let down; to fail to live up to”.
How do you pronounce 辜负?
辜负 is pronounced gūfù.
Which HSK level is 辜负?
辜负 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 无辜wúgūinnocent
- 负责fùzéto be in charge of
- 负担fùdānburden
- 抱负bàofùambition
- 欺负qīfuto bully
- 胜负shèngfùvictory or defeat
- 正负zhèngfùpositive and negative
- 负责人fùzérénperson in charge
Learn 辜负 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 69: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.