不争气 in English bu4 zheng1 qi4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to be disappointing
  • to fail to live up to expectations

Simplified Characters

不 争 气

Traditional Characters

不 爭 氣

Pinyin

bu4 zheng1 qi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 争zheng1to strive for 气qi4gas