Meaning of 一蹶不振
一蹶不振 means to collapse after one setback; unable to recover from a single failure. Pronounced yī jué bù zhèn.
- to collapse after one setback; unable to recover from a single failure
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
chuàng创
yè业
shī失
bài败
hòu后
yī一
jué蹶
bù不
zhèn振
，
cóng从
cǐ此
tuì退
chū出
le了
shāng商
jiè界
。
After his business venture failed, he collapsed completely and withdrew from the business world.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
yīn因
wèi为
yī一
cì次
kǎo考
shì试
shī失
lì利
jiù就
yī一
jué蹶
bù不
zhèn振
。
We cannot fall apart just because we failed one exam.
Suī虽
rán然
gōng公
sī司
pò破
chǎn产
le了
，
dàn但
tā他
bìng并
méi没
yǒu有
yī一
jué蹶
bù不
zhèn振
，
ér而
shì是
xuǎn选
zé择
dōng东
shān山
zài再
qǐ起
。
Although the company went bankrupt, he didn't collapse, but chose to make a comeback.