消愁释闷 — “To dispel sorrow and relieve boredom”
消愁释闷 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to dispel sorrow and relieve boredom”. To cheer oneself up. Literally, “dispel sorrow and relieve melancholy/boredom”.
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消愁释闷 Pronunciation and Pinyin
消愁释闷 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 消愁释闷
他喜欢在闲暇时通过阅读小说来消愁释闷。
He likes to read novels in his leisure time to dispel sorrow and relieve boredom.
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Synonyms of 消愁释闷
More idioms starting with 消
- xiāo消shēng声nì匿yǐng影disappear from public view
- xiāo消shēng声nì匿jì迹vanish without a trace
- xiāo消shēng声miè灭jì迹disappear completely without a trace
- xiāo消xi息líng灵tōng通well-informed and up-to-date
- xiāo消xī息yíng盈chōng冲waxing and waning of things
- xiāo消xi息yíng盈xū虚waxing and waning; ebb and flow
- xiāo消huàn患wèi未xíng形nip trouble in the bud
- xiāo消chóu愁jiě解mèn闷dispel sorrow and relieve boredom
- xiāo消sǔn损bái白rì日waste one's days
- xiāo消jí极yìng应fu付passively deal with
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Open the tool →Questions about 消愁释闷
What does 消愁释闷 mean?
消愁释闷 (xiāo chóu shì mèn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to dispel sorrow and relieve boredom”.
How do you pronounce 消愁释闷?
消愁释闷 is pronounced xiāo chóu shì mèn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 消愁释闷 literally mean?
Literally, 消愁释闷 means “dispel sorrow and relieve melancholy/boredom”. It is used to mean “to dispel sorrow and relieve boredom”.
What is the Chinese definition of 消愁释闷?
消：消除；释：解除。消除愁闷，使身心愉快