无
精
打
采

Dispirited and downcast (idiom) in Chinese: 无精打采 (wú jīng dǎ cǎi)

wú jīng dǎ cǎi

dispirited and downcast (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 無精打采1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless
  2. 2in low spirits
  3. 3washed out

Stroke order

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无
精
打
采

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ㄨˊ

wú

ㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄉㄚˇ

dǎ

ㄉ/ dㄚ/ aˇ/ third tone

ㄘㄞˇ

cǎi

ㄘ/ cㄞ/ aiˇ/ third tone

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无精打采

Simplified

無精打采

Traditional

Example sentences

See 无精打采 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他今天无精打采，好像没睡好。

    tā jīn tiān wú jīng dǎ cǎi， hǎo xiàng méi shuì hǎo。

    He is listless today, as if he didn't sleep well.

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Related words

无

wú

not to have

打

dǎ

to beat

精

jīng

essence

采

cǎi

to pick

打扫

dǎ sǎo

to clean

打算

dǎ suàn

to plan

打扮

dǎ ban

to decorate

打扰

dǎ rǎo

to disturb

打印

dǎ yìn

to affix a seal

打折

dǎ zhé

to give a discount

打针

dǎ zhēn

to give or have an injection

精彩

jīng cǎi

wonderful

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