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wú 无 jīng 精 dǎ 打 cǎi 采

无精打采 wú jīng dǎ cǎi

listless; in low spirits

Literally: without spirit hit colour

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. Common in Qing dynasty fiction such as Dream of the Red Chamber.

How to use it

Predicate or adverbial; negative. Often 无精打采地坐着 / 看起来无精打采.

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  1. 他昨天没睡好，今天上课无精打采的。
    Tā zuótiān méi shuìhǎo, jīntiān shàngkè wú jīng dǎ cǎi de.
    He didn't sleep well last night and is listless in class today.
    he yesterday not sleep-well, today attend-class without spirit hit colour (particle)
  2. 你怎么无精打采的？是不是生病了？
    Nǐ zěnme wú jīng dǎ cǎi de? Shì bu shì shēngbìng le?
    Why are you so down? Are you ill?
    you how without spirit hit colour (particle)? is not is fall-ill (particle)?

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