Chinese symbol for “discouraged”
心灰意冷
xīn huī yì lěng
discouraged; downhearted
The closest CC-CEDICT match for discouraged is 心灰意冷 (xīn huī yì lěng), defined as: discouraged; downhearted.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “discouraged”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灰 | huī | ash; dust |
| 心灰意懒 (心灰意懶) | xīn huī yì lǎn | discouraged; downhearted |
| 丧 (喪) | sàng | to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc) |
| 衰颓 (衰頹) | shuāi tuí | uninspired; dejected |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 心灰意冷.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center; heart; core |
| 担心 (擔心) | dān xīn | anxious; worried |
| 关心 (關心) | guān xīn | to be concerned about; to care about |
| 核心 | hé xīn | core; nucleus |
| 开心 (開心) | kāi xīn | to feel happy; to rejoice |
| 心里 (心裡) | xīn li | chest; heart; mind |
| 灰色 | huī sè | gray; ash gray |
| 灰尘 (灰塵) | huī chén | dust |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 冷静 (冷靜) | lěng jìng | calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet |
See also: Japanese symbol for “discouraged”.
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