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寒心销志
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寒心销志

寒心销志 — “To be disheartened and lose one's will due to deep worry or anxiety”

寒心销志 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be disheartened and lose one's will due to deep worry or anxiety”. Literally, “cold heart, extinguish will”.

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寒心销志 Pronunciation and Pinyin

寒心销志 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
寒
hán12cold, poor, disheartened
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
销
xiāo12sell, cancel, or destroy
志
zhì7will, aspiration, ambition

Example Sentence with 寒心销志

得知比赛失利,他不禁寒心销志,对未来的训练计划感到迷茫。
Upon learning of the competition failure, he couldn't help but feel disheartened and lost, confused about future training plans.

Idioms Related to 寒心销志

Synonyms of 寒心销志

  • hán寒xīn心xiāo消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 寒心销志 mean?

寒心销志 (hán xīn xiāo zhì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be disheartened and lose one's will due to deep worry or anxiety”.

How do you pronounce 寒心销志?

寒心销志 is pronounced hán xīn xiāo zhì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 寒心销志 literally mean?

Literally, 寒心销志 means “cold heart, extinguish will”. It is used to mean “to be disheartened and lose one's will due to deep worry or anxiety”.

What is the Chinese definition of 寒心销志?

形容担心忧虑。同“寒心消志”。

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