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丧志
sàng​zhì

to lose one's ambition

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 玩物丧志 wán​wù​sàng​zhì trifling destroys the will
    To become so obsessed with hobbies or trivia that one loses their ambition and stops making progress.
  • 怀忧丧志 huái​yōu​sàng​zhì to lose one's ambition through grief
    to be so filled with grief or worry that one loses their will to strive or their ambition for the future