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对得起 (duì de qǐ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

对得起 (duì de qǐ) is a Chinese word: to be worthy of; to not let down. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 对得起

动 dòng verb

to be worthy of; to not let down

你这样做对得起你的父母吗?

nǐ zhè yàng zuò duì de qǐ nǐ de fù mǔ ma

Are you worthy of your parents by doing this?

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Word breakdown

对 duì — toward; to face (indicating facing up to someone/something)

得 de — potential complement marker (indicating ability or possibility)

起 qǐ — up; able to (completes the potential complement, meaning 'able to face up to')

Structure & writing
1 对 duì — to answer; to reply
对 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

1.1 又 yòu — again; indicating repetition or successive occurrence of an action
又 is a component in 38 characters
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Stroke order

2 得 de — particle after a verb or adjective linking a complement of state or degree
Xpinyin

得 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

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3 起 qǐ — to stand up from a sitting, lying, or prone position; to sit up from lying down

起 is not used as a component in any other character.

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