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寒心消志

寒心消志 — “Chilled heart, extinguished will”

寒心消志 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be disheartened and lose one's will or spirit due to worry or anxiety; to become dispirited and discouraged”. Literally, “Chilled heart, extinguished will”.

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寒心消志 Pronunciation and Pinyin

寒心消志 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
寒
hán12cold, poor, disheartened
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
消
xiāo10disappear, eliminate, spend
志
zhì7will, aspiration, ambition

Example Sentence with 寒心消志

得知比赛失利的消息后,他感到寒心消志,一时难以振作。
After learning about the competition's setback, he felt disheartened and dispirited, finding it difficult to recover for a while.

Idioms Related to 寒心消志

Synonyms of 寒心消志

  • hán寒xīn心xiāo销zhì志disheartened and lose one's will

More idioms starting with 寒

  • hán寒dōng冬là腊yuè月the coldest days of winter
  • hán寒shān山piàn片shí石A rare and excellent piece of writing
  • hán寒dǐ底lāo捞yuè月make a fruitless attempt
  • hán寒wǎng往shǔ暑lái来winter goes and summer comes
  • hán寒xīn心suān酸bí鼻appalled and heartbroken
  • hán寒mù木chūn春huá华each has its own distinctive features
  • hán寒lái来shǔ暑wǎng往seasons come and go
  • hán寒máo毛zhuó卓shù竖hair stand on end from terror
  • hán寒qì气cì刺gǔ骨bone-chilling cold
  • hán寒quán泉zhī之sī思filial yearning for one's mother
  • hán寒huī灰gèng更rán然To regain vitality

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What does 寒心消志 mean?

寒心消志 (hán xīn xiāo zhì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be disheartened and lose one's will or spirit due to worry or anxiety; to become dispirited and discouraged”.

How do you pronounce 寒心消志?

寒心消志 is pronounced hán xīn xiāo zhì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 寒心消志 literally mean?

Literally, 寒心消志 means “Chilled heart, extinguished will”. It is used to mean “to be disheartened and lose one's will or spirit due to worry or anxiety; to become dispirited and discouraged”.

What is the Chinese definition of 寒心消志?

形容担心忧虑。同“寒心销志”。

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