不争气 bù zhēng qì

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
争 zhēng
HSK 4
dispute, fight, contend, strive
气 qì
HSK 1
steam, vapor; KangXi radical 84