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消沉

xiāo chén · xiao chen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. depressed
  2. bad mood
  3. low spirit
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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)一(yì)整(zhěng)天(tiān)都(dōu)觉(jué)得(de)很(hěn)消(xiāo)沉(chén)。

I was feeling blue all day.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

考(kǎo)试(shì)失(shī)败(bài)后(hòu)，他(tā)一(yí)度(dù)很(hěn)消(xiāo)沉(chén)。

After failing the exam, he was depressed for a while.

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