Meaning of 对得起
对得起 means to be worthy of someone; to not let someone down. Pronounced duì de qǐ. HSK 7-9.
- to be worthy of someone; to not let someone down
Definitions & Examples
Zhǐ只
yǒu有
xué学
hǎo好
gōng功
kè课
，
cái才
duì对
de得
qǐ起
lǎo老
shī师
。
Only by studying hard can I be worthy of my teacher.
Wǒ我
yī一
dìng定
yào要
nǔ努
lì力
gōng工
zuò作
，
duì对
de得
qǐ起
zhè这
fèn份
xīn薪
shui水
。
I must work hard to be worthy of this salary.
Nǐ你
fàng放
xīn心
，
wǒ我
jué绝
bù不
huì会
zuò做
duì对
bu不
qǐ起
péng朋
you友
de的
shì事
。
Don't worry, I will never do anything to let my friend down.
Tā他
jué觉
de得
zì自
jǐ己
zuò做
de得
bú不
gòu够
hǎo好
，
duì对
bu不
qǐ起
fù父
mǔ母
de的
qī期
wàng望
。
He feels he didn't do well enough and let down his parents' expectations.