disheartened; discouraged; downcast
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1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
disheartened; discouraged; downcast and listless
A four-character idiom (成语) describing a state of losing hope and enthusiasm due to setbacks or failures. A common variant is 心灰意冷.
Jīng经
lì历
le了
duō多
cì次
shī失
bài败
hòu后
，
tā他
biàn变
de得
xīn心
huī灰
yì意
lǎn懒
，
shén什
me么
dōu都
bù不
xiǎng想
zuò做
le了
。
After experiencing repeated failures, he became disheartened and didn't want to do anything.
Jǐn尽
guǎn管
zāo遭
yù遇
le了
cuò挫
zhé折
，
dàn但
tā她
bìng并
méi没
yǒu有
xīn心
huī灰
yì意
lǎn懒
，
ér而
shì是
jì继
xù续
nǔ努
lì力
。
Despite the setbacks, she was not discouraged and continued to work hard.
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Tā他
bǎi摆
chū出
yī一
fù副
xīn心
huī灰
yì意
lǎn懒
de的
yàng样
zi子
，
zuò坐
zài在
jiǎo角
luò落
lǐ里
yī一
yán言
bù不
fā发
。
He put on a disheartened look, sitting in the corner without saying a word.