无精打采 — “Lacking in spirit”
无精打采 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Lacking in spirit”. Dispirited; listless; feeling low; languid. Literally, “Without spirit or energy; listless”.
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无精打采 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 无wú
- 精jīng
- 打dǎ
- 采cǎi
无精打采 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 无精打采
他昨天熬夜太晚，今天一整天都无精打采的。
He stayed up too late last night, so he's been listless all day today.
Origin and Story of 无精打采
Jia Baoyu returned from outside. Seeing that Xiren and Qingwen were both absent, he wanted tea and a bath.
Xiaohong immediately stepped forward to offer her services.
Just then, Qiuwen and Bihen came in, laughing and chatting, carrying a bucket of water together.
Xiaohong had to tactfully move aside.
When Xiren returned, she asked Xiaohong to go to Xiaoxiang Pavilion to fetch a watering can.
Xiaohong, seeing her perfect opportunity to curry favor ruined, rested listlessly.
Idioms Related to 无精打采
Synonyms of 无精打采
More idioms starting with 无
- wú无yī一bù不bèi备everything is provided
- wú无yī一bù不zhī知know everything
- wú无yī一kě可not a single redeeming quality
- wú无wàn万dà大qiān千innumerable, countless
- wú无xià下zhù箸chǔ处overwhelmed by an abundance of food
- wú无yǔ与wéi为bǐ比unparalleled, without equal
- wú无yǔ与lún伦bǐ比incomparable and matchless
- wú无yǔ与bǐ比lún伦Unrivaled; beyond compare
- wú无yè业yóu游mín民unemployed wandering vagrant
- wú无sī丝yǒu有xiàn线under a cloud of suspicion
- wú无zhōng中shēng生yǒu有fabricate something out of nothing
- wú无wéi为zhī之zhì治governance by non-interference
Questions about 无精打采
- What does 无精打采 mean?
- 无精打采 (wú jīng dǎ cǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Lacking in spirit”.
- How do you pronounce 无精打采?
- 无精打采 is pronounced wú jīng dǎ cǎi in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 无精打采 literally mean?
- Literally, 无精打采 means “Without spirit or energy; listless”. It is used to mean “Lacking in spirit”.
- Where does 无精打采 come from?
- 无精打采 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to the modern era. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 无精打采?
- 采：兴致。形容精神不振，提不起劲头。