算不得 (suàn bù dé) — cannot be considered as, does not count as

Definition

A verb phrase meaning 'cannot be counted as / does not qualify as', used to deny that someone or something deserves a particular label. Pattern: 算不得 + Noun (e.g. 算不得好朋友).

verb

cannot be considered asdoes not count as

Examples

算不得，。
Zhè diǎn qián suàn bù dé shén me, bú yòng fàng zài xīn shàng.
This little bit of money doesn't count as anything; no need to worry about it.
，算不得。
Tā zuò rén méi yǒu chéng xìn, suàn bù dé yí gè hǎo péng you.
He has no integrity; he can't be considered a good friend.
，算不得。
Yè yú ài hào ér yǐ, suàn bù dé shén me zhuān jiā.
It's just a hobby; you can't count me as any kind of expert.

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