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消沉 (xiāo chén): Depression / despondency (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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消沉 consists of 2 characters.

to disappear, eliminate, or melt away

to sink, to submerge, to be heavy

How to Use 消沉 in Sentences

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

Verb + Complement

xiāo消

chén沉

xià下

qù去

neutral

sink into depression

biàn变

de得

xiāo消

chén沉

neutral

become depressed

Subject + Verb

qíng情

xù绪

xiāo消

chén沉

neutral

depressed mood

Example Sentences with 消沉

tā他

jīn今

tiān天

hěn很

xiāo消

chén沉

。

yì意

zhì志

xiāo消

chén沉

formalWritten

dispirited will

He is very depressed today.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

zāo遭

yù遇

cuò挫

zhé折

，

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

yīn因

cǐ此

xiāo消

chén沉

，

fǎn反

ér而

gèng更

jiā加

nǔ努

lì力

。

Despite encountering setbacks, he did not become despondent; instead, he worked even harder.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

tā他

shì试

tú图

yǎn掩

shì饰

zì自

jǐ己

nèi内

xīn心

de的

xiāo消

chén沉

qíng情

xù绪

。

At the formal meeting, he tried to conceal his inner feelings of depression.

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kǎo考

shì试

méi没

kǎo考

hǎo好

，

tā他

zuì最

jìn近

yǒu有

diǎn点

xiāo消

chén沉

。

He has been a bit down lately because he didn't do well on the exam.

nǐ你

zuì最

jìn近

wèi为

hé何

rú如

cǐ此

xiāo消

chén沉

tā她

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

yīn因

wèi为

shī失

bài败

ér而

xiāo

shī失

qù去

gōng工

zuò作

hòu后

，

tā他

xiàn陷

rù入

le

zài在

màn漫

cháng长

de的

yǔ雨

jì季

lǐ里

，

chí持

xù

，

shì是

yù遇

dào到

shén什

me么

kùn困

nán难

le了

ma吗

？

Why have you been so despondent lately? Have you encountered any difficulties?

消

chén沉

，

fǎn反

ér而

cóng从

zhōng中

jí汲

qǔ取

le了

jiào教

xùn训

。

She did not become depressed because of the failure; instead, she learned a lesson from it.

了

yī一

duàn段

xiāo消

chén沉

de的

shí时

qī期

。

After losing his job, he fell into a period of depression.

续

de的

yīn阴

yǔ雨

tiān天

qì气

lìng令

rén人

gǎn感

dào到

xiāo消

chén沉

。

During the long rainy season, the persistent gloomy weather makes people feel despondent.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 消沉.

Words with 消

消息xiāo xiHSK 4
取消qǔ xiāo
打消dǎ xiāo
抵消dǐ xiāo
消化xiāo huà
消失xiāo shī
消极xiāo jí
消毒xiāo dú

Words with 沉

沉默chén mòHSK 5
沉思chén sī
沉沦chén lún
沉浸chén jìn
沉淀chén diàn
沉着chén zhuó
沉睡chén shuì
沉稳chén wěn