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扫兴 Pronunciation and Pinyin

扫兴 Usage and Examples

spoil the fun

dampen spirits

spoilsport

disappointing

我不愿意再像过去那样使他扫兴。

I don't want to upset him again like before.

我不想使你扫兴,但我确实不感兴趣。

I hate to disappoint you, but I'm just not interested.

The characters in 扫兴

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
扫
sǎo6sweep, clear, scan, dampen
兴
xìng6start, flourish, or interest

More words starting with 扫

  • sǎo扫le了scanned, swept
  • sǎo扫xìng兴ér而guī归Return disappointed, Go home disappointed
  • sǎo扫dào到brush against, spot
  • sǎo扫dì地Sweep the floor, Sweep
  • sǎo扫dì地le了Swept the floor., Time to sweep the floor.
  • sǎo扫fén坟grave sweeping, sweep the grave
  • sǎo扫mù墓grave sweeping, tomb-sweeping
  • sǎo扫mù墓shí时When sweeping tombs, During tomb-sweeping
  • sáo扫wěi尾mopping up, finishing touches
  • sǎo扫wěi尾gōng工zuò作wrap-up work, mop-up operations
  • sào扫zhou帚broom
  • sǎo扫dé得Can sweep, Able to sweep

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Questions about 扫兴

What does 扫兴 mean in Chinese?

扫兴 (sǎo xìng) means “spoil the fun, dampen spirits, spoilsport, disappointing”.

How do you pronounce 扫兴?

扫兴 is pronounced sǎo xìng in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “spoil the fun” in Chinese?

“spoil the fun” is 扫兴 (sǎo xìng) in Chinese.

How is 扫兴 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 扫兴, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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