No. 7,648 in Chinese
辜负
To fail to live up to; to let down; to disappoint.
In a sentence
我不会辜负你的期望。
I will not let down your expectations.
In this sentence, '辜负' is used to express the notion of not fulfilling someone's expectations.
他感到很遗憾，因为他辜负了老师的信任。
He felt very regretful because he let down his teacher's trust.
Here, '辜负' conveys the idea of not living up to the trust placed by someone.
我们必须努力，不能辜负大家的支持。
We must work hard and not let down everyone's support.
This context uses '辜负' to emphasize the commitment to values such as diligence in response to others' support.
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