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自甘堕落 — “To willingly degrade oneself”

自甘堕落 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to willingly degrade oneself”. To abandon oneself to vice; to wallow in moral degeneration. Literally, “willingly degrade oneself”.

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自甘堕落 Pronunciation and Pinyin

自甘堕落 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
自
zì6from, self, naturally
甘
gān5sweet, willing, beneficial
堕
duò12fall or ruin
落
luò12fall, drop, settle, decline

Example Sentence with 自甘堕落

他年轻时很有才华,可惜后来不思进取,自甘堕落,最终一事无成。
He was very talented in his youth, but unfortunately, he later stopped striving for progress and willingly degraded himself, eventually achieving nothing.

Idioms Related to 自甘堕落

Synonyms of 自甘堕落

  • zì自gān甘luò落hòu后willingly lag behind

Antonyms of 自甘堕落

  • bù不gān甘hòu后rén人unwilling to be outdone

More idioms starting with 自

  • zì自shàng上ér而xià下From top to bottom
  • zì自xià下ér而shàng上from the bottom up
  • zì自bù不dài待yán言goes without saying
  • zì自bù不liàng量lì力overestimate one's own abilities
  • zì自yè业zì自dé得reap what one has sown
  • zì自chǎn产zì自xiāo销produce and sell one's own products
  • zì自jīn今yǐ以wǎng往From now on
  • zì自jīn今yǐ已hòu后From now on
  • zì自jīn今yǐ已wǎng往from now on
  • zì自jīn今ér而hòu后from now on
  • zì自yǐ以wéi为dé得jì计to fancy one's own clever scheme
  • zì自yǐ以wéi为shì是self-righteous and opinionated

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Questions about 自甘堕落

What does 自甘堕落 mean?

自甘堕落 (zì gān duò luò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to willingly degrade oneself”.

How do you pronounce 自甘堕落?

自甘堕落 is pronounced zì gān duò luò in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 自甘堕落 literally mean?

Literally, 自甘堕落 means “willingly degrade oneself”. It is used to mean “to willingly degrade oneself”.

What is the Chinese definition of 自甘堕落?

自己甘心思想行为向坏的方向发展。

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