What does 消沉 mean in Chinese?
消沉 (xiāochén) means to sink into despondency.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
消沉
to sink into despondency
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to sink into despondency
02
(of morale, willpower etc) to diminish; to plummet
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 消沉
How do you pronounce 消沉?
消沉 is pronounced xiāochén.
Is 消沉 an HSK word?
消沉 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 消沉?
消沉 is used as a 形容词 (adjective) in Chinese.
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