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身心交瘁 — “To be utterly drained both physically and mentally”

身心交瘁 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be utterly drained both physically and mentally”. Feeling exhausted and worn out in every aspect. Literally, “body and mind mutually exhausted”.

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身心交瘁 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 身shēn
  • 心xīn
  • 交jiāo
  • 瘁cuì

身心交瘁 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
身
shēn7body, person, life, self
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
交
jiāo6hand over, cross, interact
瘁
cuì13exhausted, worn out

Example Sentence with 身心交瘁

经过连续几个月的加班,他感到身心交瘁,急需好好休息。
After several months of continuous overtime, he felt utterly drained both physically and mentally and desperately needed a good rest.

Idioms Related to 身心交瘁

Synonyms of 身心交瘁

  • shēn身xīn心jiāo交bìng病worn out physically and mentally

Antonyms of 身心交瘁

  • shēn身xīn心jiàn健kāng康physically and mentally healthy

More idioms starting with 身

  • shēn身bù不yóu由zhǔ主beyond one's control
  • shēn身bù不yóu由jǐ己beyond one's control
  • shēn身bù不yù遇shí时born at an unfortunate time
  • shēn身lín临qí其jìng境To experience something firsthand or immersively
  • shēn身jià价bèi倍zēng增greatly enhance one's personal worth
  • shēn身jià价bǎi百bèi倍one's social status or value rises significantly
  • shēn身tǐ体lì力xíng行practice what you preach
  • shēn身tǐ体fà发fū肤one's entire physical self
  • shēn身zuò做shēn身dāng当take full responsibility for one's actions
  • shēn身xiān先shì士zhòng众lead by example
  • shēn身xiān先shì士zú卒lead by example
  • shēn身xiān先zhāo朝lù露pass away swiftly like morning dew

Questions about 身心交瘁

What does 身心交瘁 mean?
身心交瘁 (shēn xīn jiāo cuì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be utterly drained both physically and mentally”.
How do you pronounce 身心交瘁?
身心交瘁 is pronounced shēn xīn jiāo cuì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 身心交瘁 literally mean?
Literally, 身心交瘁 means “body and mind mutually exhausted”. It is used to mean “to be utterly drained both physically and mentally”.
What is the Chinese definition of 身心交瘁?
身体衰弱,精神不振。
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