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一蹶不振 — “One stumble, never recover”

一蹶不振 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be completely demoralized and unable to recover after a single setback or failure; to collapse and never be able to rise again after a defeat”. Literally, “one stumble, never recover”.

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一蹶不振 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 一yī
  • 蹶jué
  • 不bù
  • 振zhèn

一蹶不振 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
蹶
jué19stumble and fall
不
bù4not
振
zhèn10rouse, vibrate, or relieve

Example Sentence with 一蹶不振

他在创业初期遭遇一次失败后,就一蹶不振,再也没有尝试过新的项目。
After experiencing a failure in the early stages of his startup, he was completely demoralized and never attempted any new projects again.

Idioms Related to 一蹶不振

Synonyms of 一蹶不振

  • yī一bài败rú如shuǐ水utterly routed like spilled water
  • yī一bài败tú涂dì地suffer a crushing defeat

Antonyms of 一蹶不振

  • dōng东shān山zài再qǐ起make a comeback
  • fāng方xīng兴wèi未ài艾still developing vigorously
  • sǐ死huī灰fù复rán燃revive after being suppressed

More idioms starting with 一

  • yī一dīng丁bù不shí识completely illiterate
  • yī一dīng丁diǎn点er儿a tiny bit
  • yī一bù不zuò作,,èr二bù不xiū休Finish what you start
  • yī一bù不zuò做,,èr二bù不xiū休in for a penny, in for a pound
  • yī一bù不yā压zhòng众,,bǎi百bù不suí随yī一The minority cannot prevail against the majority
  • yī一bù不niǔ扭zhòng众One person cannot defy the crowd
  • yī一shì世zhī之xióng雄A hero of a generation
  • yī一shì世lóng龙mén门A generation's revered influential figure
  • yī一qiū丘yī一hè壑live contentedly in nature
  • yī一qiū丘zhī之hé貉birds of a feather
  • yī一sī丝yī一háo毫the slightest amount
  • yī一sī丝bù不luàn乱perfectly orderly and neat

Questions about 一蹶不振

What does 一蹶不振 mean?
一蹶不振 (yī jué bù zhèn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be completely demoralized and unable to recover after a single setback or failure; to collapse and never be able to rise again after a defeat”.
How do you pronounce 一蹶不振?
一蹶不振 is pronounced yī jué bù zhèn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 一蹶不振 literally mean?
Literally, 一蹶不振 means “one stumble, never recover”. It is used to mean “to be completely demoralized and unable to recover after a single setback or failure; to collapse and never be able to rise again after a defeat”.
What is the Chinese definition of 一蹶不振?
蹶:栽跟头;振:振作。一跌倒就再也爬不起来。比喻遭受一次挫折以后就再也振作不起来。
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