不孚众望 bù fú zhòng wàng

not living up to expectations (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. not living up to expectations (idiom)
  2. 2. failing to inspire confidence among people
  3. 3. unpopular

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
孚 fú
to trust; to believe in
众 zhòng HSK 4
many; numerous; crowd
望 wàng HSK 2
to hope; to expect; to look towards