To spoil things in Chinese: 扫兴 (sǎo xìng)
sǎo xìng
to spoil things
Definitions
- 1to spoil things; to dampen spirits
- 2to feel deflated; to be dispirited
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄙㄠˇ
sǎo
ㄒㄧㄥˋ
xìng
Simplified & traditional
扫兴
Simplified
掃興
Traditional
Example sentences
See 扫兴 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
突然下起大雨，大家都觉得很扫兴。
tū rán xià qǐ dà yǔ， dà jiā dōu jué de hěn sǎo xìng。
It suddenly started pouring, and everyone felt let down.
Related words
扫
sǎo
to sweep
高兴
gāo xìng
happy
打扫
dǎ sǎo
to clean
兴趣
xìng qù
interest (desire to know about sth)
兴奋
xīng fèn
excited
新兴
xīn xīng
(of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising
兴旺
xīng wàng
prosperous
复兴
fù xīng
to revive
扫除
sǎo chú
to sweep
扫描
sǎo miáo
to scan
扫墓
sǎo mù
to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)
兴建
xīng jiàn
to build
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