不争气

Traditional: 不爭氣

bù zhēng qì

Dictionary entry

to be disappointing

What does 不争气 mean?

不争气 (bù zhēng qì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be disappointing

2to fail to live up to expectations

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-争zhēngto strive for · to vie for 气qìgas; air · smell

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 不争气

不争气

bù zhēng qì

Tap to hear Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.