对
得
起

Not to let sb down in Chinese: 对得起 (duì de qǐ)

duì de qǐ

not to let sb down

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 對得起1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1not to let sb down
  2. 2to treat sb fairly
  3. 3be worthy of

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ㄉㄨㄟˋ

duì

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄉㄜ

de

˙/ neutral toneㄉ/ dㄜ/ e

ㄑㄧˇ

qǐ

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

对得起

Simplified

對得起

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 只要努力工作,就对得起自己的良心。

    zhǐ yào nǔ lì gōng zuò, jiù duì de qǐ zì jǐ de liáng xīn。

    As long as you work hard, you can face your own conscience.

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Related words

得

dé

to obtain

对

duì

right

起

qǐ

to rise

觉得

jué de

to think that ...

起床

qǐ chuáng

to get out of bed

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

记得

jì de

to remember

得意

dé yì

proud of oneself

对话

duì huà

to talk (with sb)

对面

duì miàn

(sitting) opposite

反对

fǎn duì

to oppose

获得

huò dé

to obtain

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