不够意思

不夠意思
bùgòuyìsi
phrase #32,725

Meanings

  1. 1 not a good enough friend
  2. 2 a letdown
  3. 3 not cool (of a friend's behavior)

Examples

Nǐ zhème zuò kě jiù bùgòuyìsi le.
Doing that to me really isn't a friend move.
Péngyou chūshì nǐ dōu bù guǎn, tài bùgòuyìsi le.
Your friend's in trouble and you won't help — that's way uncool.

Tips

culture
The negative counterpart of 够意思. Accuses someone of falling short on the unwritten code of friendship — stinginess with a favor, bailing on a promise, refusing to show up. Classic half-joking rebuke between buddies.

Stroke Order

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