灰
心

To lose heart in Chinese: 灰心 (huī xīn)

huī xīn

to lose heart

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to lose heart
  2. 2to be discouraged

Stroke order

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灰
心

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨㄟ

huī

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他很坚强，不会那么容易灰心。

    tā hěn jiān qiáng， bú huì nà me róng yì huī xīn。

    He won't be easily discouraged, because he's a tough guy.

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Related words

灰

huī

ash

心

xīn

heart

担心

dān xīn

anxious

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

粗心

cū xīn

careless

耐心

nài xīn

to be patient

伤心

shāng xīn

to grieve

心情

xīn qíng

mood

信心

xìn xīn

confidence

爱心

ài xīn

compassion

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