Adj.negative; passive; inactive

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 消极.
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极 stroke order svg

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How to Use 消极 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 消极 with other words naturally.
Adjective + Noun
xiāo
qíng
neutral
negative emotions
xiāo
yǐng
xiǎng
neutral
negative impact
Verb + Complementwith变得
biàn
xiāo
neutral
become negative
Subject + Predicatewith态度
tài
xiāo
neutral
negative attitude
Idiomwith怠工
xiāo
dài
gōng
formalWritten
work-to-rule / passive resistance at work

Example Sentences with 消极

jīn
tiān
xīn
qíng
hěn
xiāo
He is in a very negative mood today.
zhè
zhǒng
xiāo
de
yìng
duì
lüè
néng
huì
ràng
shì
tài
jìn
è
huà
This passive coping strategy may further worsen the situation.
wèi
shén
me
zǒng
shì
duì
zhè
jiàn
shì
bào
chí
xiāo
de
kàn
ne
Why do you always hold such a negative view of this matter?
miàn
duì
kùn
nán
shí
yào
yǒu
xiāo
de
xiǎng
Don't have negative thoughts when facing difficulties.
bìng
fēi
xiāo
dài
gōng
ér
shì
zài
děng
dài
gèng
shì
de
shí
He is not being inactive or slacking off; he is waiting for a more opportune moment.
suī
rán
shì
chǎng
fǎn
kuì
yǒu
xiē
xiāo
dàn
men
jué
néng
yīn
fàng
chuàng
xīn
Although the market feedback is somewhat negative, we must not give up on innovation because of it.
xiāo
de
tài
huì
yǐng
xiǎng
tuán
duì
de
zhěng
biǎo
xiàn
A negative attitude can affect the overall performance of the team.
bié
me
xiāo
ma
men
lái
xiǎng
xiǎng
jiě
jué
bàn
Don't be so negative; let's think of a solution together.