算不上

doesn't count as

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doesn't count as Used to say that something does not qualify as or cannot really be considered something.
CH: 这还算不上成功。
EN: This doesn't count as a success yet.

否则就算不上实验了

Otherwise, it wouldn't count as an experiment.

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

克里斯算不上我的朋友,但我一直尊重他。

Chris isn’t really my friend, but I’ve always respected him.