to lose heart; to be discouraged; be disappointed (adj.)
HSK 5
Traditional
灰心 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他对未来感到灰心。 tā duì wèilái gǎndào huīxīn. - He is discouraged about the future.
失败后，他感到了灰心。 shībài hòu, tā gǎndào le huīxīn. - He felt disheartened after failure.
每次失败后，她都会感到灰心。 měi cì shībài hòu, tā dōu huì gǎndào huīxīn. - She feels discouraged after every failure.
他的信心受到了灰心的打击。 tā de xìnxīn shòudào le huīxīn de dǎjī. - His confidence was dealt a blow by discouragement.
面对挑战，他没有灰心丧气。 miàn duì tiǎozhàn, tā méiyǒu huīxīn sàngqì. - He didn't get discouraged in the face of challenges.
Characters
灰 huī - grey; ash; dust | HSK 5
心 xīn - heart; mind, thinking; feeling; intention; moral nature; core, center |