huī​xīn HSK7

to lose heart

  • created reference approved 灰心 → 振奋/振奮 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灰心 huī​xīn

    振奋 / 振奮 zhèn​fèn

    antonym

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  • created reference approved 灰心 → 热心/熱心 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灰心 huī​xīn

    热心 / 熱心 rè​xīn

    antonym

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  • created sense approved 灰心 · huī​xīn · to lose heart — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灰心

    huī​xīn

    to lose heart

    to be discouraged; to lose heart; to become disheartened or lose confidence in a cause

    灰 (literal) → 灰 · huī · pessimistic 心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · feelings

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  • created sense approved 灰心 · huī​xīn · to have a mind like cold ashes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灰心

    huī​xīn

    to have a mind like cold ashes

    (literary) to have an indifferent or quietist state of mind, unmoved by external desires or emotions; often based on the Zhuangzi concept of the mind being like cold ashes and the body like dry wood

    灰 (literal) → 灰 · huī · ash 心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · mind

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