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消沉 xiāochén to sink into despondency

to sink into despondency; (of morale, willpower etc) to diminish; to plummet

怎么记住“消沉”: 消 vanish + 沉 to sink = to sink into despondency.

  • HSK 9 级
  • 词语

汉字

用法

  • Describes being dejected, low in spirits - 意志消沉 (yìzhì xiāochén) low morale, downhearted.
  • About prolonged low mood and lost drive after a setback, not a passing sadness.
  • Contrast 沮丧 (jǔsàng, discouraged/frustrated, more acute); 消沉 is a lingering, sapped-of-spirit state.

例句

  • 我一整天都觉得很消沉。 Wǒ yīzhěngtiān dōu juéde hěn xiāochén.I was feeling blue all day.