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气馁

气馁 (qì něi): Disheartened / discouraged (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

气馁 consists of 2 characters.

air, gas, vapor, breath, vital energy

hungry, famished

Word Info

Pinyinqì něi

MeaningDisheartened / discouraged

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word气馁

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3.

How to Use 气馁 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 气馁 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verb

bú不

yào要

qì气

něi馁

neutral

don't be discouraged

háo毫

bù不

qì气

něi馁

formalWritten

Verb + Objectwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

qì气

něi馁

Adjective + Nounwith情绪

qì气

něi馁

de的

qíng情

xù绪

4.

Example Sentences with 气馁

tā他

shū输

le了

bǐ比

sài赛

，

dàn但

méi没

not discouraged at all

neutral

feel discouraged

neutral

feeling of discouragement

yǒu有

qì气

něi馁

。

He lost the game, but he didn't get discouraged.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

chū初

cì次

cháng尝

shì试

shī失

bài败

le了

，

dàn但

tā他

sī丝

háo毫

méi没

yǒu有

qì气

něi馁

de的

jì迹

xiàng象

。

Even though his first attempt failed, he showed no signs of being discouraged.

miàn面

duì对

rú如

cǐ此

fù复

zá杂

de的

jú局

miàn面

，

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

yǐ已

jīng经

kāi开

shǐ始

qì气

něi馁

le了

ma吗

？

Faced with such a complex situation, have you already started to feel disheartened?

suī虽

rán然

yù遇

dào到

le了

kùn困

nán难

，

dàn但

tā她

cóng从

bù不

qì气

něi馁

，

jì继

xù续

nǔ努

lì力

。

Although she encountered difficulties, she never got discouraged and kept working hard.

tā他

fēi非

dàn但

méi没

yǒu有

qì气

něi馁

，

fǎn反

ér而

jiāng将

cuò挫

zhé折

zhuǎn转

huà化

wéi为

qián前

jìn进

de的

dòng动

lì力

。

Far from being discouraged, he instead transformed the setback into motivation to move forward.

bié别

yīn因

wèi为

yí一

cì次

xiǎo小

xiǎo小

de的

pī批

píng评

jiù就

qì气

něi馁

，

zhè这

méi没

shén什

me么

dà大

bù不

liǎo了

de的

。

Don't get discouraged just because of one small criticism; it's no big deal.

miàn面

duì对

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

shí时

，

bǎo保

chí持

jī积

jí极

xīn心

tài态

hěn很

zhòng重

yào要

，

bú不

yào要

qīng轻

yì易

qì气

něi馁

。

When facing challenges, it's important to maintain a positive attitude and not easily get discouraged.

zài在

zhuī追

qiú求

lǐ理

xiǎng想

de的

dào道

lù路

shang上

，

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

yīn因

rèn任

hé何

zǔ阻

ài碍

ér而

gǎn感

dào到

qì气

něi馁

。

On the path to pursuing his ideals, he has never felt disheartened by any obstacle.

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气候qì hòuHSK 4
气温qì wēnHSK 4
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