死气沉沉 — “Lifeless, dull, gloomy, or dispirited”
死气沉沉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “lifeless, dull, gloomy, or dispirited”. Lacking vitality or enthusiasm. Literally, “dead spirit heavy”.
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死气沉沉 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 死sǐ
- 气qì
- 沉chén
- 沉chén
死气沉沉 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 死气沉沉
整个团队因为缺乏新项目而显得死气沉沉，大家都提不起精神来。
The whole team appeared lifeless and dispirited due to the lack of new projects; everyone seemed unable to lift their spirits.
Idioms Related to 死气沉沉
Synonyms of 死气沉沉
More idioms starting with 死
- sǐ死bù不huí回tóu头stubbornly refuse to change
- sǐ死bù不kāi开kǒu口refuse to speak or reveal information
- sǐ死bù不huǐ悔gǎi改stubbornly refuse to repent
- sǐ死bù不gǎi改huǐ悔unrepentant until death
- sǐ死bù不xuán旋zhǒng踵Advance with unwavering resolve unto death
- sǐ死bù不sǐ死，，huó活bù不huó活caught in an agonizing dilemma
- sǐ死bù不gān甘xīn心unwilling to accept defeat until death
- sǐ死bù不míng瞑mù目die with everlasting regret
- sǐ死bù不yào要liǎn脸utterly shameless
- sǐ死bù不zú足xī惜death not worth regretting
- sǐ死bù不bì闭mù目die with unfulfilled wishes
- sǐ死qiě且bù不xiǔ朽to be remembered forever
Questions about 死气沉沉
- What does 死气沉沉 mean?
- 死气沉沉 (sǐ qì chén chén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “lifeless, dull, gloomy, or dispirited”.
- How do you pronounce 死气沉沉?
- 死气沉沉 is pronounced sǐ qì chén chén in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 死气沉沉 literally mean?
- Literally, 死气沉沉 means “dead spirit heavy”. It is used to mean “lifeless, dull, gloomy, or dispirited”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 死气沉沉?
- 形容气氛不活泼。也形容人精神消沉，不振作。