不争气 bù zhēng qì

to fail to live up to expectations; to be disappointing

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to fail to live up to expectations
  2. 2. to be disappointing

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
争 zhēng HSK 4
to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate
气 qì HSK 1
to get angry; air; gas