<p>Another translation would be "<strong>not exactly</strong>", or "not exactly considered".</p>

<p>The whole sentence would be, "that day was not exactly considered a beautiful day because there was an exam".</p>

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<p>If you add the informal tone to it, <code>算不上太美好</code> combined is something like <code>not the best</code>.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Tuesday, October 9th 2012, everything changed. An important exam was due,
  so not the best day for the students. But to me, an exam never felt
  like a big deal, because unlike others, I am the "bookworm".</p>
</blockquote>

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user3528438
<p>算不上   ->    cannot count to be</p>

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vincent zhang
<p>I would translate 算不上 to be "cannot count as", so in your context, it would mean "you can't count today as a beautiful day as there is an exam".</p>

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wonderful explanation. 翻译很到位。
Abraham Qian
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mbjb
<p>This is from the book 我是马拉拉 (the Chinese version of <em>I am Malala</em>).</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/r8VZR.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/r8VZR.jpg" alt="我是马拉拉 snippet"></a></p>

<p>I transcribe it to:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>2012年10月9日，星期二那天发生的事情，改变了一切。那天原本要大考，对学生们来说算不上太美好的日子。但和大多数同学不一样，我号称“小书虫”，感觉考试并不是什么大事。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I translate this to:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Tuesday, 9-th October 2012.  That day's happenings changed everything.  That day, we originally had a test, with students saying [something? 算不上], it's a beautiful day.  But I'm different to most students, I'm known as "bookworm", I feel a test is not at all a big deal.</p>
</blockquote>

<p><strong>Question</strong>: What does 算不上 mean in this snippet?</p>

<p>Dict.cn translates <a href="http://dict.cn/%E7%AE%97%E4%B8%8D%E4%B8%8A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">算不上</a> to "be not really", so I'm guessing it negates the "it's a beautiful day", so the students think it's "not really a beautiful day" or something like that.  However, I'm not clear on this.  (I think I understand the rest of the snippet.)</p>

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"Be not really" is a good one I think. 对学生们来说算不上太美好的日子 can be "It's not really a very beautiful day to students" or "The day is not really that beautiful to students."
dan
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美好 here means wonderful, not beautiful.
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What does 算不上 mean in 算不上太美好的日子?
# What does 算不上 mean in 算不上太美好的日子?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-03-28)

This is from the book 我是马拉拉 (the Chinese version of *I am Malala*).

[![我是马拉拉 snippet](https://i.sstatic.net/r8VZR.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/r8VZR.jpg)

I transcribe it to:

> 2012年10月9日，星期二那天发生的事情，改变了一切。那天原本要大考，对学生们来说算不上太美好的日子。但和大多数同学不一样，我号称“小书虫”，感觉考试并不是什么大事。

I translate this to:

> Tuesday, 9-th October 2012. That day's happenings changed everything. That day, we originally had a test, with students saying [something? 算不上], it's a beautiful day. But I'm different to most students, I'm known as "bookworm", I feel a test is not at all a big deal.

**Question**: What does 算不上 mean in this snippet?

Dict.cn translates [算不上](http://dict.cn/%E7%AE%97%E4%B8%8D%E4%B8%8A) to "be not really", so I'm guessing it negates the "it's a beautiful day", so the students think it's "not really a beautiful day" or something like that. However, I'm not clear on this. (I think I understand the rest of the snippet.)

**Tags:** meaning-in-context, phrase

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: "Be not really" is a good one I think. 对学生们来说算不上太美好的日子 can be "It's not really a very beautiful day to students" or "The day is not really that beautiful to students."  
> **username_2**: 美好 here means wonderful, not beautiful.  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_6 on 2019-03-28. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

I would translate 算不上 to be "cannot count as", so in your context, it would mean "you can't count today as a beautiful day as there is an exam".

> **Comments:**
> **username_7**: wonderful explanation. 翻译很到位。  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-03-28. Score: 2

Another translation would be "**not exactly**", or "not exactly considered".

The whole sentence would be, "that day was not exactly considered a beautiful day because there was an exam".


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### Answer by username_4 on 2019-03-28. Score: 1

If you add the informal tone to it, `算不上太美好` combined is something like `not the best`.

> Tuesday, October 9th 2012, everything changed. An important exam was due,
> so not the best day for the students. But to me, an exam never felt
> like a big deal, because unlike others, I am the "bookworm".


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### Answer by username_5 on 2019-03-28. Score: 0

算不上 -> cannot count to be


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