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xīn 心 huī 灰 yì 意 lěng 冷

心灰意冷 xīn huī yì lěng

disheartened; to lose all hope and enthusiasm

Literally: heart ash will cold

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. Appears in Qing novels such as 镜花缘.

How to use it

Predicate; negative. Often 对……心灰意冷.

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  1. 连续几次求职失败后，他开始心灰意冷。
    Liánxù jǐ cì qiúzhí shībài hòu, tā kāishǐ xīn huī yì lěng.
    After several job applications in a row failed, he began to lose heart.
    consecutive several times job-seek fail after, he begin heart ash will cold
  2. 球迷们对球队的表现心灰意冷，不少人不再去现场看球。
    Qiúmímen duì qiúduì de biǎoxiàn xīn huī yì lěng, bù shǎo rén bù zài qù xiànchǎng kàn qiú.
    Fans are disheartened by the team's performance, and many no longer attend matches.
    fans towards team (particle) performance heart ash will cold, not few people not again go venue watch ball

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