# 对得起 (duìdeqǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 对得起 (duìdeqǐ) means “to be worthy of; not to let down”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be worthy of; not to let down
- Pinyin: duìdeqǐ (dui4 de5 qi3)
- Traditional: 對得起
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 我们要努力学习，对得起父母。
  Wǒmen yào nǔlì xuéxí, duìdeqǐ fùmǔ.
  We must work hard to not let our parents down.

## Characters

- [对](https://hanziro.com/word/dui-right/) (duì): right; correct
- [得](https://hanziro.com/word/de-complement-marker/) (de): (particle) complement marker
- [起](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-get-up/) (qǐ): to get up; to rise

https://hanziro.com/word/dui-de-qi-be-worthy/

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