灰心短气 — “To lose heart”
灰心短气 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lose heart”. To be discouraged or disheartened; to lose confidence and become dispirited due to setbacks or failure.
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灰心短气 Pronunciation and Pinyin
灰心短气 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 灰心短气
尽管比赛失利，我们也不能灰心短气，要继续努力。
Even though we lost the game, we must not lose heart; we need to keep working hard.
Idioms Related to 灰心短气
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- huī灰tóu头tǔ土liǎn脸to look dusty, dirty, and dejected
- huī灰tóu头tǔ土miàn面dusty, disheveled, and dejected
- huī灰tóu头cǎo草miàn面dirty, disheveled, and dejected
- huī灰róng容tǔ土mào貌grimy and unsightly appearance
- huī灰xīn心gǎo槁xíng形demoralized and emaciated
- huī灰yān烟zhàng瘴qì气foul and corrupting atmosphere
- huī灰shēn身mǐn泯zhì智extinguish body and mind vexations
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Open the tool →Questions about 灰心短气
What does 灰心短气 mean?
灰心短气 (huī xīn duǎn qì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lose heart”.
How do you pronounce 灰心短气?
灰心短气 is pronounced huī xīn duǎn qì in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 灰心短气?
形容因失败或不顺利而失去信心，意志消沉。同“灰心丧气”。