listless; dispirited; dejected
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listless; dispirited; lacking in energy or willpower; dejected
Commonly appears in the idiom 委靡不振 (listless and downcast). The variant form 萎靡 is also widely used, particularly in the compound 萎靡不振.
Tā他
zhè这
jǐ几
tiān天
shén神
zhì志
wěi委
mǐ靡
，
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
lèi累
。
He has been in a listless mental state these past few days and looks very tired.
Cháng长
qī期
jiā加
bān班
dǎo导
zhì致
tā他
jīng精
shén神
wěi委
mǐ靡
bù不
zhèn振
。
Long-term overtime work has caused him to become dispirited and listless.
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Shì市
chǎng场
wěi委
mǐ靡
，
tóu投
zī资
zhě者
xìn信
xīn心
bù不
zú足
。
The market is sluggish, and investors lack confidence.
Qiú球
duì队
shì士
qì气
wěi委
mǐ靡
，
lián连
xù续
shū输
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
chǎng场
bǐ比
sài赛
。
The team's morale was low, and they lost several games in a row.