一蹶不兴 — “To be unable to recover or rise again after a single setback”
一蹶不兴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unable to recover or rise again after a single setback”. To be completely crushed by one defeat. Literally, “one stumble, never rise again”.
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一蹶不兴 Pronunciation and Pinyin
一蹶不兴 Character Breakdown
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这位年轻的艺术家在作品遭到批评后，竟然一蹶不兴，从此再也没有拿起画笔。
After his work was criticized, the young artist became utterly dispirited and never picked up a paintbrush again.
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Open the tool →Questions about 一蹶不兴
What does 一蹶不兴 mean?
一蹶不兴 (yī juě bù xīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unable to recover or rise again after a single setback”.
How do you pronounce 一蹶不兴?
一蹶不兴 is pronounced yī juě bù xīng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 一蹶不兴 literally mean?
Literally, 一蹶不兴 means “one stumble, never rise again”. It is used to mean “to be unable to recover or rise again after a single setback”.
What is the Chinese definition of 一蹶不兴?
比喻遭受一次挫折以后就再也振作不起来。同“一蹶不振”。