weak and weary; languid; listless
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1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
weak and weary from illness; languid; listless
literaryLiterary term describing a state of physical weakness, drowsiness, or listlessness, often due to illness or fatigue. Often reduplicated as 恹恹 or used in compounds like 病恹恹.
Tā他
bìng病
yān恹
yān恹
de地
tǎng躺
zài在
chuáng床
shang上
，
liǎn脸
sè色
cāng苍
bái白
。
He lay in bed looking sick and weak, his face pale.
Tā他
yān恹
yān恹
yù欲
shuì睡
，
wú无
xīn心
gōng工
zuò作
。
He was drowsy and sleepy, with no mind for work.
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Zhè这
jǐ几
tiān天
tā他
zǒng总
shì是
yān恹
yān恹
de的
，
méi没
shén什
me么
jīng精
shén神
。
These past few days he has always been listless, lacking energy.